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3 - 6 months charter extension, trading Salalah - India, Maersk

All kidnapped officers released

All five officers who were kidnapped from the "City of Xiamen" off Nigeria have been released unharmed. The captain, chief mate, chief engineer, second and third master were released on May 11. Despite the difficult conditions in captivity they were found to be in good health. Sunship representatives in Nigeria have taken care of the four Poles and Russians who have meanwhile undergone medical examinations. They have already returned to their home countries and have been reunited with their families. It was not clear whether a ransom was paid.

Relatives still could not contact crew after hijack

The "City of Xiamen" has left Malabo road and was lost off Limbe, Cameroon, since May 5, odin.tc reports. The relatives still couldn’t contact the crew. The "City of Xiamen" was under pirates control for an unusually long time, some 24 hours. There was no information what has happened on board of the vessel and what happened to its crew and the Lome-Limbe-bound cargo.