Pirates off Somalia free German cargo ship
AP , Berlin: Jul 9 2008
Made Popular Jul 9 2008

A German shipping company says pirates off the coast of Somalia have released one of its cargo ships after holding the vessel and crew for 41 days. All aboard are unharmed.

The Lehmann GmbH shipping company says the MV Lehmann Timber is sailing Wednesday for a safe port a day after the hijacking ended. The captain and 15 crew members will be brought ashore and given medical checkups and a chance to rest.

The ship’s owners say in a statement they are “delighted that the incident has been resolved and that the crew are safe and well.”

The ship was one of two hijacked on May 30 off the Horn of Africa. Piracy is rampant along the 1,880-mile (3,025-kilometer) Somali coast.

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