Somali pirates freed a Greek ship.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali25.04.2009Piraty captured German zernovozSomaliyskie pirates freed the Greek ship "Saldanha", on board of which the citizen of Ukraine, said on Saturday, April 25, "Interfax" referring to the press service of Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The vessel, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, to continue on previously planned route.

"Saldanha" was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on 22 February. A vessel propelled by the flag of Malta, was carrying a cargo of coal from Indonesia to Slovenia, said AFP.

On board the "Saldanhi" the 22 crew members - 19 Filipinos, two citizens of Romania and Ukrainian. All crew members, reported on Saturday by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, feel well.

In 2008, Somali pirates attacked undergone more than 130 vessels. In the first three months of 2009 has already been reported several dozen cases of attacks by pirates capture ships for ransom. Have you paid a ransom for "Saldanhu" belonging to a Greek shipowner, has not yet been clarified.