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MANILA, Philippines--The local manning agency of Greek-owned hijacked vessel MV Irene confirmed to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday the release of the ship and its crew that includes 22 Filipinos by Somali pirates.
This brings the total number of Filipino seafarers in the custody of Somali pirates has gone down to 20, involving two vessels, the DFA said in a statement e-mailed to media outfits.
MV Irene was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on April 14 this year.
The local manning agency, Bright Maritime Corp., told the DFA that negotiations for the release of the vessel and its crew had been successful and that it is now working on the repatriation of the Filipino seafarers.
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