Chinese Bulk Carrier De Xin Hai Released

December 28, 2009, published in Press Releases by EU NAVFOR Public Affairs Office

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On 27 December 2009, the Bulk Carrier DE XIN HAI from the Peoples Republic of China was released outside Hobyo off the coast of Somalia.

The crew and the ship are in good condition and are now heading to a safe port. The DE XIN HAI, with a crew of 25 personnel was hijacked by a pirate group on 19 October 2009 in the Indian Ocean, 350 nautical miles North East of the Seychelles.
 
With this release the number of ships hijacked is 8 and the number of hostages is 213 personnel.

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  1. comment by Thomas Wiegold

    posted 2 months, 1 week ago

    Just FYI, this press release appears on your homepage, but doesn’t show up in the “EU NAVFOR Press Releases” section in the right hand sidebar.

  2. comment by Thomas Wiegold

    posted 2 months, 1 week ago

    ok, now it does.

  3. comment by Cdr J Harbour

    posted 2 months, 1 week ago

    Thank you for noticing and letting us know.