Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Somalia: Pirates Free Turkish Cargo Ship

 RIA Novosti reports Ukraine's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that the Antigua-flagged, Turkish-owned cargo ship, MV Bosphorus Prodigy was released by its Somali hijackers. The vessel and her crew of 8 Ukrainians and 3 Turks were seized in December and set free on Monday (2/2). It is not clear whether the ship's owners, Iskomarine Shipping & Trading, paid a ransom.

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