Spain is working to secure the release of a Spanish tuna trawler hijacked in the Indian Ocean with a crew of 36 but the ordeal could drag on, the defense minister said Monday.
Pirates seized the ship Alakrana on Friday about 375 nautical miles off the east coast of Somalia. On Monday it was anchored near an undisclosed Somali port, said its owner, Echebastar Fleet. The Defense Ministry had said Sunday it was actually moored at a port.
Also Monday, Istanbul-based Horizon Shipping said Somali pirates had released the MV Horizon-1, a Turkish cargo ship held for about three months in the Gulf of Aden. The company said the pirates received a ransom but did not …
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