The Greek maritime ministry said Wednesday that the pirates have released a Greek-owned cargo ship that was hijacked last month off the northern coast of Somalia.
The Greek maritime ministry said that St Vincent-flagged Titan was released by the pirates on Wednesday and added that all the 24 crewmen on board the vessel are in good health.
The ministry said that the vessel was now heading to its original destination of South Korea, adding that the hijacked ship's operating company did not specify whether a ransom was paid for the release of the vessel.
The Titan was hijacked March 19 in the Gulf of Aden off the northern coast of Somalia when it was on its way to South Korea from a Black Sea port carrying a cargo of iron ore.
The Gulf of Aden, which is one of the world's busiest sea lanes, has been affected by piracy in the recent months and more than hundred pirate attacks have been reported in the waters off Somalia since the beginning of 2008. Generally, the crew and the vessels are returned unharmed on receiving the demanded ransom.
The pirate attacks off the Somali coast have escalated in the recent weeks despite the presence of some 20 warships, deployed by navies of the NATO, the European Union, Russia, China, and India, in the region to protect cargo and cruise ships against piracy.
Also, the UN Security Council has approved four resolutions since June to promote the international efforts to fight the escalating piracy problem off the coast of Somalia, and has authorized counties engaged in anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast to conduct land and air attacks on Somali pirates after obtaining prior permission from the Somali government.
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