Telegraph.co.uk | Somali pirates release oil tanker and crew after first hijack for five years The Guardian Somali pirates who seized a Comoros-flagged oil tanker have released the ship and its eight Sri Lankan crew, bringing the first hijacking since 2012 to an unusually swift conclusion without the payment of a ransom. The release followed a gunfight ... Somali pirates release oil tanker and crew without ransom Oil tanker hijacking: Somali pirates release ship and crew after gunfight BREAKING NEWS: Somali pirates who seized an oil tanker leave the ship after a gun battle with local forces |