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Somali pirates released German vessel with Russian shipmaster

Somali pirates released German vessel with Russian shipmaster 04.03.2011
Text: Maritime Bulletin - Sovfrakht
Photo: Ems River. eunavfor.eu
Somali pirates on March 1 (2) released for ransom German cargo ship Ems River captured on Dec 27, 2010.

Amount of the ransom is not reported. All crewmen are alive and relatively healthy; they are 7 Filipinos and one Russian shipmaster (other sources say he is Romanian).

Somali pirates hijacked cargo ship Ems River on Dec 27 at 13:03 (zulu time) in the point 17 57N 057 43E (175 miles northeastward Salalah, Oman) in the Gulf of Aden. Ems River was sailing from United Arab Emirates to Greece. Ems River IMO 9551662; deadweight is 5,200 tons; built in 2010; flag state is Antigua; operated by Grona Tankers, Germany.

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