Monday, August 03, 2009
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates on Monday freed German cargo vessel Hansa Stavanger, which was seized in April, after receiving a ransom payment, a Kenyan maritime official told AFP.
"Hansa Stavanger is free. She is heading up north" with its 24-strong crew, said Andrew Mwangura of the Kenya-based Seafarers Assistance Programme.
The 20,000-tonne container carrier was attacked far out at sea, around 400 nautical miles from the Somali coast, between Kenya and the Seychelles in early April.
Source: AFP, August 3, 2009