Somali pirates have released a cargo vessel they seized off the coast of the Horn of Africa country after a businessman paid a $25,000 ransom, a maritime official said yesterday. The United Arab Emirates-flagged ship, which was heading to the port city of Kismayu carrying goods for businessmen there, was seized on April 27 by Somali gunmen and commandeered to a coastal town near Harardheere, 400km north of the capital Mogadishu.
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Pirates kill crewmember, release UAE ship
Somali pirates have released a cargo vessel they seized off the coast of the Horn of Africa country after a businessman paid a $25,000 ransom, a maritime official said yesterday. The United Arab Emirates-flagged ship, which was heading to the port city of Kismayu carrying goods for businessmen there
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