March 11, 2013 - 21:47 AMT
Somali pirates release Greek crude oil tanker, crew

Somali pirates released a Greek-owned crude oil tanker and its 26 crew members who were seized 10 months ago in the Arabian Sea, the vessel's owner Dynacom Tankers Management said on Monday, March 10, according to Reuters.

The MT Smyrni, which was carrying one million barrels of oil, was hijacked in May last year off Oman.

MT Smyrni is the second tanker to be freed by Somali pirates within the last few days. A chemical tanker hijacked a year ago with more than 20 crew on board was also released last week.