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Chinese Sailors Freed After Indian Navy Threatens Pirates

Published May 9, 2011 1:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

 

Twenty-four Chinese sailors were freed Friday after the Indian Navy warned pirates onboard the hijacked vessel, that warships were on their way.

After receiving warnings from an Indian navy maritime reconnaissance plane that naval warships were closing in, pirates onboard the Panama-flagged cargo ship, FULL CITY, fled in their skiff back to their mothership.

China’s Ministry of Transport reports that the crew is safe and in good condition, and the vessel will continue on its original voyage.

FULL CITY was hijacked last Thursday morning, nearly 850nautical miles southwest of India’s coast.