Savina Caylyn

"It was a nightmare," Hari C Nair, one of the 17 Indian sailors released by Somalian pirates after spending 11 months in captivity, recalled here today.

Somali pirates have freed an Italian oil tanker hijacked in February with five Italians and 17 Indians on board after nearly 11 months in captivity, the Italian government said today. Prime Minister Mario Monti "expressed his great satisfaction for the release of the Italian ship Savina Caylyn and the crew," it said in a statement.

"It was a nightmare," Hari C Nair, one of the 17 Indian sailors released by Somalian pirates after spending 11 months in captivity, recalled here today.

Somali pirates have freed an Italian oil tanker hijacked in February with five Italians and 17 Indians on board after nearly 11 months in captivity, the Italian government said today. Prime Minister Mario Monti "expressed his great satisfaction for the release of the Italian ship Savina Caylyn and the crew," it said in a statement.