MV POLAR released from pirate control

After 300 days in captivity

In the early hours of 26 August, M/V POLAR wasreleased from pirate control after 300 days in captivity and has recently safely reached the port of Salalah, Oman.

The Panama flagged and Liberian owned tanker was enroute to Singapore from Suez at the time of her capture, approximately 620 nautical miles East of Socotra Island.

Source: EU NAVFOR