Pirates release Super-tanker

Friday, January 9, 2009


Sirius Star, the oil-laden supertanker seized in the Indian Ocean in November, is now released by its captors, the Somali pirates said today that they had released it, in return for a $3.2 million ransom.

Photos taken by the US Navy appeared to show to the ransom payment being parachuted on to the deck of the Sirius Star from a light aircraft.

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