At least seven Filipino seafarers regained their freedom this week after Somali pirates released their cargo vessel nearly three months after hijacking it.
The European Union Naval Task Force Somalia (EU-NAVFOR) said early Friday (Manila time) the "MV EMS River," pirated last Dec. 27, was released last March 1.
"According to the owner of the vessel, all crew members are well and unharmed," the EU-NAVFOR said in a bulletin on its website.
The Antigua/Barbuda flagged and German owned vessel was on her way to San Nicolas, Greece, from Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates at the time of the attack.
An earlier bulletin on the EU-NAVFOR website said the vessel was seized around 175 nautical miles northeast of the port of Salalah, Oman.
The 5,200-ton general cargo ship, which was seized in the Indian Ocean, had a crew of eight, including one Russian and seven Filipinos.
Source: LBG, GMA News
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