2 Hijacked Ships Released By Somali Pirates
July 21 2010
Somali pirates have freed two ships and their crews seized in March, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency.
The ship's owners delayed announcing the Monday release of their vessels until Tuesday, said a maritime official.
The Kenyan-flagged fishing boat MV Sakoba, with a Spanish captain and 15 other multinational crew members, was captured near the Kenyan and Seychellois coasts in the first week of March.
The Marshall Islands-flagged UBT Ocean, with 21 crew members on...
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