Seoul: Somali pirates have released a South Korean fishing vessel that was hijacked four months ago with 43 sailors aboard, the South's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

The 241-tonne trawler Keumm

Somali pirates have released a South Korean fishing vessel that was hijacked four months ago with 43 sailors aboard, the country's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Dubai: Pirates on Wednesday seized a supertanker off the coast of Oman bound for the United States carrying a crew of 25 and a load of more than 1.9 million barrels of oil, officials said.

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Malaysian naval commandos have rescued 23 crew and captured seven Somali pirates following a firefight to free a hijacked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, reports said on Saturday.

The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have seized a ship with 20 Filipino crew members onboard. Lt. Col.