Somali pirates have released a British chemical tanker which was hijacked in December last year with 26 crew aboard. The European Union naval force spokesman John Harbour today said St. James Park and its 26 crew released on Thursday was sailing to Thailand from Spain. On Thursday morning, a ransom drop was made to the pirate group holding the St James Park at anchorage at Garacaad. He said St James Park is a British Flagged chemical tanker with deadweight of 13,924 tonnes, and has three Filipinos, three Russians, one Georgians, two Romanians, five Bulgarians, two Ukrainians, one Polish, six Indians and three Turkish.