bbs.m4.cn. L3 R* ?+ L' ]4 }7 l% BEIJING (Reuters) — The crew of a Chinese cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in mid-October was safely rescued early Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, making no mention of a reported ransom payment.
路透社北京电-----中国外交部称,10月中旬被索马里海盗劫持的中国货轮上的全体船员已于周一被安全救出,但却没有提及赎金问题。
The ship, the De Xin Hai, owned by a unit of China Ocean Shipping, was carrying coal and 25 Chinese crew members to India from South Africa when it was seized by pirates on Oct. 19 east of the Horn of Africa.
“德新海”轮属于中国的一家远洋运输公司, 10月19日,它在运载煤和25名中国船员从南非前往印度时,在非洲之角的东部被海盗扣押。
China’s statement gave no details of how the crew was recovered. One of the pirates told Reuters on Sunday that a helicopter had dropped a $4 million ransom payment onto the ship’s deck.
中国的陈述中没有透露这些船员被释放的细节。但一名海盗周日告诉路透社记者说,一架直升机把400万美元的赎金空投在了该货轮的甲板上。