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Pirates release Yemeni cargo ship | Pirates release Yemeni cargo ship |
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Somali pirates have freed without a ransom a Yemeni cargo ship captured last week, a Somali official says. | Somali pirates have freed without a ransom a Yemeni cargo ship captured last week, a Somali official says. |
The MV Amani has left the northern Somali pirate stronghold of Eyl bound for Yemen, said Ali Abdi Aware, a minister in breakaway Puntland region. | The MV Amani has left the northern Somali pirate stronghold of Eyl bound for Yemen, said Ali Abdi Aware, a minister in breakaway Puntland region. |
Somali pirates have raked in millions of dollars in ransoms from attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. | Somali pirates have raked in millions of dollars in ransoms from attacks in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. |
One gang is still holding a Saudi oil tanker seized last month - the largest vessel hijacked so far. | One gang is still holding a Saudi oil tanker seized last month - the largest vessel hijacked so far. |
The crew are safe and no ransom was paid Puntland minister Ali Abdi Aware How do you pay a pirate's ransom? | |
The Yemeni vessel was freed on Tuesday night after talks between regional authorities, clan elders and the gunmen, Ali Abdi Aware said. | The Yemeni vessel was freed on Tuesday night after talks between regional authorities, clan elders and the gunmen, Ali Abdi Aware said. |
He told Reuters news agency: "The ship was released after long discussions. | |
"The crew are safe and no ransom was paid." | |
Owned by Yemeni shipping firm Abu Talal, the MV Amani was seized with a crew of seven on 25 November as it carried more than 500 tonnes of steel from Yemen's Mukalla port to Socotra Island. | Owned by Yemeni shipping firm Abu Talal, the MV Amani was seized with a crew of seven on 25 November as it carried more than 500 tonnes of steel from Yemen's Mukalla port to Socotra Island. |
There have been nearly 100 pirate attacks in Somalian waters this year, despite the presence of several foreign warships, sending insurance costs soaring. | There have been nearly 100 pirate attacks in Somalian waters this year, despite the presence of several foreign warships, sending insurance costs soaring. |
On Tuesday, the UN Security Council extended its approval for countries to enter Somalia's territorial waters to stop acts of piracy. | On Tuesday, the UN Security Council extended its approval for countries to enter Somalia's territorial waters to stop acts of piracy. |
The 12-month extension allows nations - with advance notice - to use "all necessary means" to combat piracy in the region. | The 12-month extension allows nations - with advance notice - to use "all necessary means" to combat piracy in the region. |
The council also backed the deployment next week of an EU naval warship flotilla to tackle piracy off Somalia's coast. | The council also backed the deployment next week of an EU naval warship flotilla to tackle piracy off Somalia's coast. |
At the weekend, a US cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 people was targeted by pirates in the area. | At the weekend, a US cruise ship carrying more than 1,000 people was targeted by pirates in the area. |
A gang in two skiffs fired on the Nautica and made a number of attempts to board the vessel, but her captain increased speed and escaped the gang. | A gang in two skiffs fired on the Nautica and made a number of attempts to board the vessel, but her captain increased speed and escaped the gang. |
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