April 4, 2010 8:26 PM

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One more Indian vessel seized by Somali pirates released

One more Indian vessel seized by the Somali pirates has been released. Confirming this the Director General of Shipping on Sunday said that the owners of both MSV Krishna Jyot and Al Kadri vessels have informed that their vessels have been released by the pirates and all passengers and crew members on board are safe . <br/><br/>Eight Indian Dhows, the slow moving vessels, were hijacked by the Pirates last week with 97 seafarers on board. MSV Krishnajyot, one of the Indian cargo vessels seized by the Somalian pirates was released on Saturday.<br/><br/>The 500-tonne vessel, sailing from Sharjah to Mogadishu, was seized on March 28 with 15 sailors on board.<br/><br/>There is no news yet on the six other hijacked Indian vessels.<br/>

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