A Chinese warship escorted a Chinese freighter and its crew to a safe port on Thursday after they were released following seven months in captivity, European Union naval forces said. "On the morning of the 8 June (Wednesday), it was confirmed that the MV Yuan Xiang had been released from pirate captivity after being held for 207 days," said a statement.
"The vessel has a crew of 29 Chinese and is heading to a safe port." An EU Navfor spokesman told AFP "we believe it is being escorted by a Chinese warship," adding that the Chinese gave no further information either on the health of the crew or on whether a ransom was paid. The ship was pirated on 13 November 2010, approximately 650 nautical miles East of Salalah (Oman). The record for a ship being held is the Iceberg 1, carrying a Filipino, Yemeni, Pakistani, Ghanian, Indian and Sudanese crew, which is still in captivity after 437 days, the spokesman added.
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