The Maritime Executive, an international online magazine, has revealed how fifteen officers and crew kidnapped last month from a chemical tanker sailing in the Gulf of Guinea were released unharmed.

Nine pirates armed with AK47 assault weapons had boarded the Maltese-flagged Davide B on March 11 and taken the Romanian and Philippine nationals from the vessel.

“All crew members are in a relatively good condition given the difficult circumstances they have been under in the last four weeks. They will be receiving medical checks and are being repatriated to their home countries as soon as possible,” said De Poli Shipmanagement owners of the vessel. De Poli declined to discuss the terms of the release only saying in its statement that they “are grateful to the professional advisors, authorities and all those who have helped to resolve this situation for their support throughout this difficult time.”

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