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Somali pirates have released a British-flagged ship with 26 crew on board after a ransom was paid, the EU anti-piracy mission (Eunavfor) says.Its statement says the ransom was dropped to the pirates holding the St James Park chemical tanker at Somalia's port of Garacaad on Thursday.
The statement did not say how much money was paid.
The vessel was on its way from Spain to Thailand when it was seized on 28 December in the Gulf of Aden.
"On the morning of May 13 a ransom drop was made to the pirate group holding the St James Park at anchorage at Garacaad," Eunavfor said.
The ship's 26 crew hail from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Georgia, India, Turkey and the Philippines.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.