Somali pirates release tanker, Filipino crew

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-21-2009 19:26

Somali pirates have released the chemical tanker "Stolt Strength" with its Filipino crew of 23.

Pirates hijacked the tanker in the Gulf of Aden five months ago.

FILE - This Monday April 13, 2009,file photo shows the wives of Filipino sailors, Doris Deseo, left, and Catherine Boretta, right, showing pictures of their husbands Carlo, second from left, and Rodell, second from right, to the Associated Press as they visit the office of a shipping agency in Manila, Philippines on to get updates on negotiations to free their hostage husbands in Somalia. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The Kenya-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme has confirmed that the ship and its crew have been freed, but it did not say if a ransom was paid.

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