A Turkish shipping company's lawyer says Somali pirates have
freed a Turkish ship months after it was hijacked.
Karya company lawyer Nilgun Yamaner told CNN-Turk television
the Malta-flagged MV Frigia is sailing to meet a Turkish navy
ship that patrols the Gulf of Aden along with ships from the
EU Naval Force, Nato and the US
The ship had been carrying fertilizer from Israel to Thailand
when it was hijacked in March.
Yamaner gave no information on the state of the ship's crew
of 19 Turks and two Ukrainians. Turkish authorities said the
ship was sailing toward Oman's western town of Salalah.
Anatolia news agency quotes Yamaner as saying it "was set
free after negotiations."
She did not say if a ransom was paid.
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