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Pirates Free Saudi Tanker, Get $3M Ransom

Ship headed to safety after November capture

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 9, 2009 10:09 AM CST

(Newser) – A Saudi tanker taken by Somali pirates in November has been freed after a $3 million ransom was paid, a pirate negotiator said. Pirates have left the ship, which is now headed to safety. The Sirius Star, which carried 2 million oil barrels and 25... Read full story »

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