A ransom of $4.5m was paid
A ransom of $4.5m was paid to set the 22,800-dwt Hoang Son Sun (built 1984) free, TradeWinds is told.
According to Reuters the vessel is now in safe waters and is on its way to Salalah, Oman.
A pirate told the newswire the release of the Hoang Son Sun was unexpected, suggesting it had earlier been thought the ship was set to be put to work as a mother ship.
The bulker, controlled by Hoang Son Co, was taken in January 370 miles east of Oman. A crew of 24 Vietnamese nationals were on board.
Source: Tradewinds
