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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 10 > Pirates get $3M Saudi for tanker

Pirates get $3M Saudi for tanker

Ship carrying 2M barrels of oil held since Nov. 15

By Mohamed Olad Hassan / The Bulletin
January 10, 2009

MOGADISHU, Somalia — After reportedly receiving a $3 million ransom dropped by parachute, pirates said they released a captured Saudi supertanker Friday, ending a two-month drama that helped galvanize international efforts to fight piracy off Africa’s coast.

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