The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed up on the beach with $153,000 (€114,712) in cash.

The body of a Somali pirate who drowned just after receiving a huge ransom washed onshore with $153,000 (€113,919) in cash, a resident said today, as the spokesman for another group of pirates promised to soon free a Ukrainian arms ship.