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Somali hijackers release Dutch-owned ship
A Dutch-owned ship seized by gunmen off northern Somalia a month ago has been released, the Dutch shipping company said on Wednesday.
- Agencies
- Published: 16:41 June 25, 2008
Amsterdam: A Dutch-owned ship seized by gunmen off northern Somalia a month ago has been released, the Dutch shipping company said on Wednesday.
The MV Amiya Scan, managed by the Dutch Reider Shipping BV, was hijacked by Somali pirates on May 25 en route to Romania from the Kenyan port city of Mombasa.
The gunmen demanded a $1.1 million ransom to release the ship.
Reider Shipping said in a statement the vessel was heading for the Suez canal and all its crew members were well but it would not give details about how it secured the ship's release.
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