Somali pirates release ship carrying Filipino, Ukrainian crew

BERLIN—Somali pirates have released a German-owned cargo ship and its Filipino and Ukrainian crewmembers  after holding them for 70 days, the shipping company said.

Nimmrich & Prahm said Friday its cargo ship MV Susan K with its six Filipinos and four Ukrainian crew onboard was released and is now heading to a safe port.

The European Union’s piracy mission Atalanta said the vessel was captured in April some 200 nautical miles off the coast of Oman.

German news agency DAPD reported that the shipping company declined to comment on a possible ransom payment for its vessel, which flew the flag of Antigua and Barbuda.

Pirates from lawless Somalia operate off the country’s coast, in the Gulf of Aden and also further south toward the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.