Russian seamen released by Somali pirates feel well -- ministry
09:48, 5 August 2009
MOSCOW. August 5. KAZINFORM Russian crewmembers of the German container carrier Hansa Stavanger that was seized by Somali pirates and freed from captivity August 3 feel well enough, officials at the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass.
At this moment, a German frigate is escorting the ship to the Kenyan port of Mombasa and the Russian citizens aboard feel well," an official said.
The ministry underlined its encouraging assessment of the type of cooperation that has emerged between the Russian and German sides in the course efforts to free the ship and the crew seized by the pirates; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
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