Nigerian pirates have released the crew of a German oil tanker hijacked six days ago, RIA Novosti reports quoting an employment agency head.
“The crewmembers were freed last night. All are safe and sound,” director of a Russian sailor recruiting firm Sergei Panyushkin said.
The pirates seized the MT Cape Bird, a tanker with a mixed crew of 20, nationals of Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and Latvia, in waters off Lagos on Saturday night.