Sailors Freed

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  22 Indian Sailors On Oil Tanker, Hijacked By Pirates, Released: Company

  Twenty two Indians on board a ship, which went missing in the waters in West Africa last week, have been freed by pirates, according to the shipping company. A Hong Kong-based firm which appointed the Indian sailors on the ship said pirates hijacked their their crew on February 1.

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  35 Sailors Of US Vessel, Arrested Last Year, Freed Now

  Thirty-five sailors of an American anti-piracy vessel, who were sentenced to five years in jail by a court in Tuticorin last year on charges of gunrunning, have been acquitted by the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court

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  12 Indian Sailors Jailed In Italy Freed, Says Sushma Swaraj

  Twelve Indian sailors, who were in jail in Italy since June 2014 on allegations of possessing drugs, have been freed, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.

• Somali Pirates Free Indian Sailors After Four Years in Captivity

  Somali pirates have freed seven Indian sailors detained for close to four years in exchange for an undisclosed ransom, Somali officials and a maritime monitoring group said on Friday.

• Indian Among 11 Sailors Held by Somali Pirates Freed After Four Years

  Eleven sailors mostly from Asia held hostage for almost four years by Somali pirates have been freed and are safe on their way to Kenya, mediators who helped secure their release said yesterday.

• Three Indian sailors kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea coast freed by Nigerian police

  Nigerian police have rescued three Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea last month, a rare success story in its fight against piracy.

• Captain Sunil James, freed from Togo jail after five months, is finally home for baby son's last rites

  Sunil James, a Merchant Navy Captain who was released yesterday from a jail in Togo, western Africa, has reached Mumbai. Thanking the Indian community in Togo and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for support and help, he said whatever had happened was "in the past."

• Family of sailor jailed in Togo meets PM, wants him freed for baby's last rites

  Captain James, with two other sailors, has been languishing in a jail in Togo since July this year on charges of aiding the pirates who attacked and looted his ship, MT Ocean Centurion.

• PM steps in to help family of sailor jailed in Togo, they want him freed for last rites of baby

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked his officials to coordinate efforts to free Mumbai sailor Sunil James, who is jailed in Togo in western Africa. This was after his family met Dr Singh and asked him for help to bring him back to India for the last rites of his 11-month-old son.

• 28 Indian sailors help captive by Somalian pirates released

  A year after their abduction by Somalian pirates, 28 Indian sailors on board two ships have been released and will sail for home, bringing huge relief to their families.

• After spending over a year in captivity, 17 Indian sailors freed

  When her cell phone rang this afternoon, good news was the last thing on her mind. Apart from spending a few nights on the pavement outside the offices of the Ministry of Shipping, 28-year-old Mundresh has spent over a year waiting. Waiting for answers, waiting to celebrate, waiting to just hear some news from her 23-year-old brother, who has been ...

• Two Indian sailors freed in Nigeria

  Six foreign sailors were freed unharmed overnight by pirates who seized them off the coast of Nigeria's oil-producing region nine days ago, police said on Tuesday.

• Indian sailors held for more than a month freed by pirates

  Five Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and held captive for more than a month have been released by the pirates, a spokesman said today.

• Freed Indian sailors to reach India on Saturday

  Six Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates after more than two and a half years of captivity are to reach India on Saturday evening.

• Freed by pirates after 11 months, 17 Indian sailors return home

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