TALLINN - Pirates off the coast of Somalia have released the crew of a Danish cargo ship that was attacked last November. The freed hostages are reportedly unharmed.
"According to the operator of the ship, the crew
members are fine and feeling well. It is a great pleasure
and relief to be able to inform the sailors' families about
this," Foreign Minister Urmas Paet was reported by the Baltic News Service as saying.
The pirates released the hostages after receiving a ransom payment.
The operator of the ship, the Danish company Clipper
Group, announced early on Friday pirates released the CEC
Future and its crew of 13 of whom five are Estonian
residents, the Estonian Foreign Ministry reported.
The Foreign Ministry is prepared to offer whatever aid
is necessary to get the Estonian crew members home,
spokespeople said.
