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EUR: Greek cargo ship released by Somali pirates: ministry


16 Apr 2009 2:21 AM

ATHENS, April 15 AFP - Somali pirates have released a Greek cargo ship with a 24-man crew seized on March 19 in the Gulf of Aden, the Greek merchant marine ministry says.

"The ship has been released and the crew are in good health," a ministry spokeswoman told AFP.

The St Vincent-flagged Titan had a cargo of iron and was sailing from the Black Sea to South Korea when it was seized on March 19.

Three of its crew were Greek, but the spokeswoman could not confirm the nationalities of the other sailors or the ship's current location after its release on Wednesday.