Pirates who hijacked a Beluga Shipping vessel two weeks ago have most likely killed a second crew member, its German owner contends.



There appears virtually no hope of finding the other one of two seamen still unaccounted for onboard the 9,775-dwt Beluga Nomination as its owner pumps millions of dollars into rerouting ships around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid more bloodshed but appeared to admit it has so far shunned private security teams.



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