Somali pirates reportedly release Saudi tanker (The Charlotte Observer)

(By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN, Associated Press Writer) Somali pirates released an oil-laden Saudi supertanker after receiving a $3 million ransom, a negotiator for the bandits said Friday. A photo appeared to show the money delivered by parachute to the ship's deck. The MV Sirius Star, a brand new tanker with a 25-member crew, was seized in the Indian Ocean Nov. 15 in a dramatic escalation of the ...

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