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Crew of tanker Cape Bird captured by Nigerian pirates on Oct 8 has been released, reports RIA Novosti referring to Sergei Paniushkin, director of crewing agency Columbia contracted sailors for the tanker in Novorossiysk, Russia.
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Cape Bird Tanker Crew Released
10/14/2011 |
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The ship was hijacked by pirates 70 nautical miles off Lagos, Nigeria. The crew consists of 20 sailors including 4 Russians.
"Crew was released in the night of Oct 14. Everyone feels well. Shipmaster said nobody needed medical aid", Paniushkin said.