Pirates release Thai fishing vessel after 8 months

allesennogwat · 01-28-2011, 06:15 PM

NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates appear to have released a Thai fishing vessel and its 28 crew members eight months after the ship was hijacked, the European Union Naval Force said Friday.

The circumstances surrounding the release of the Tai Yuan 227 were unclear but the owner of the ship had received a call from the master saying it had been freed, although he did not know why, according to a statement from the force. The EU had not had direct contact with the ship.

The vessel has 28 crew onboard from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Kenya and Mozambique. It was attacked on May 6, 2010, northeast of the island nation of the Seychelles.

The crew were provided with fresh food and water by a U.S. warship after the release. The vessel is currently sailing away from Somalia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/...lyYXRlc3JlbGVh

01-28-2011, 06:15 PM	#1
allesennogwat Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 3738 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 32,181	Pirates release Thai fishing vessel after 8 months NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates appear to have released a Thai fishing vessel and its 28 crew members eight months after the ship was hijacked, the European Union Naval Force said Friday. The circumstances surrounding the release of the Tai Yuan 227 were unclear but the owner of the ship had received a call from the master saying it had been freed, although he did not know why, according to a statement from the force. The EU had not had direct contact with the ship. The vessel has 28 crew onboard from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Kenya and Mozambique. It was attacked on May 6, 2010, northeast of the island nation of the Seychelles. The crew were provided with fresh food and water by a U.S. warship after the release. The vessel is currently sailing away from Somalia. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110128/...lyYXRlc3JlbGVh __________________ Daraclor: A brand of anti-malaria pills which we had to drink every week while on the border. Legend had it that these would make you turn yellow and that you wouldn't be able to tan.

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