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August 6, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Trawler safe after pirate ordeal

A South Korean fishing boat with 25 crew members seized by pirates off Somalia in April has arrived in Kenya. The Dongwon-ho 628 was released after the alleged payment of a ransom of several hundred thousand dollars. Wearing tattered clothes, the sailors were greeted with cheers from diplomats and j

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A South Korean fishing boat with 25 crew members seized by pirates off Somalia in April has arrived in Kenya. The Dongwon-ho 628 was released after the alleged payment of a ransom of several hundred thousand dollars.

Wearing tattered clothes, the sailors were greeted with cheers from diplomats and journalists as they disembarked in the Kenyan port of Mombasa.

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