Cargo ship, China crew rescued from pirates
A Panama-registered cargo ship seized by pirates in the Arabian Sea has been rescued along with the 24 Chinese sailors aboard, the transport ministry in Beijing said yesterday.
US and Turkish teams freed the vessel, Full City, late Thursday, several hours after it had been hijacked about 800 kilometres off the Indian city of Mumbai, the ministry said, citing the China Sea Rescue Centre.
An Indian navy reconnaissance aircraft had spotted a pirate "mother ship" alongside the bulk carrier and warned the pirates by radio that a naval patrol was closing in, the Indian navy said in an emailed statement.
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