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Somali pirates release hijacked Greek ship

Somali pirates have released a Greek ship they hijacked more than two months ago, a maritime official said on Friday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 15:17 November 28, 2008
  • Gulf News

Nairobi: Somali pirates have released a Greek ship they hijacked more than two months ago, a maritime official said on Friday.

Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarer's Assistance Programme said MV Centauri is now on its way to the Mombasa port.

The ship had a crew of 26 Filipinos and was due to discharge 17,000 tonnes of bulk salt at the Kenya port when it was hijacked in mid September.

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