Ship Owners Ransom Hijacked Ship

Somali pirates released a Turkish vessel after three months when the ship's owners in Istanbul paid a ransom, RIA Novosti reports.

The Horizon-1 bulk carrier and its crew of 23 Turks were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on July 8.

The vessel, en route from Jordan to Saudi Arabia, was carrying a cargo of sulfate.

The amount of the ransom was unrevealed. Earlier published reports indicated that a sum of between US$1.5 and US$2 million was being negotiated.

The ship is now in...