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A fresh crew from Colombo has replaced the Sri Lankan sailors who were released after being held hostage by Somali pirates. An 11-member crew left for the Omani sea port of Sallah to replace the crew who returned to the country early Dec 23 morning. The "Al Nisr al Saudi" is now sailing towards the Saudi Arabian sea port of Jeddah. The ship owner paid $1.8 million in ransom to the pirates in return for the release of the vessel and crew.

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The crew of athe "Al-Nisr Al-Saudi", which had been taken captive for nine months by a group of Somali pirates, will leave for home this week and be replaced by a new crew from Colombo. At the time of the seajack, the Saudi Arabian-flagged tanker had 13 Sri Lankan sailors with a Greek captain. The ship is currently docked at Salalah port in Oman. The Jeddah-based International Bunkering Company (IBCO), has made arrangements for the vessel to be taken over by a new crew. The crew which is to take over the ship will also reach Salalah this week. The vessel is expected to leave shortly as soon as the crew comes from Colombo to the Omani port and then it will undertake a 10-day voyage through the Gulf of Aden to Jeddah.

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Somali pirates on Dec 7, 2010, have freed the "Al Nisr al Saudi" after receiving an unknown sum in ransom for the ship which was seized in March on its way from Japan to Jeddah with one Greek and 13 Sri Lankan crew members.