Somali Pirates Release Turkish Ship
6 October 2009	(Last Updated October 6th, 2009 18:30)
Somali pirates have released a Turkish vessel hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on 8 July with 23 crew members aboard. The Istanbul-based cargo ship MV Horizon-1 was set free after the pirates received a ransom fee believed to be in the region of $1.5m, according to Reuters.
Somali pirates have released a Turkish vessel hijacked in the Gulf of Aden on 8 July with 23 crew members aboard.
The Istanbul-based cargo ship MV Horizon-1 was set free after the pirates received a ransom fee believed to be in the region of $1.5m, according to Reuters.
The news came shortly after it was announced that pirates had hijacked a Spanish fishing vessel the MS Alakrana in the Indian Ocean.
The Alakrana was seized last Friday by armed gunmen with 36 crew members on board.
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