After five months of captivity, 21 Indian sailors aboard the ship MV Fairchem Bogey, which was hijacked last August, have been released by the pirates, Directorate General of Shipping said here today.
This is a second piece of good news for the Indian seafaring community within a fortnight. Seventeen sailors from a hijacked Iranian ship had been released late last month.
"All the 21 sailors are safe and the ship is now on its way to a safe port," Director General of Shipping (DGS), S B Agnihotri, said.
With this, the number of Indian sailors in captivity of Somali pirates aboard various ships comes down to 22, he added.
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