Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon (R) gestures beside Defence Chief Staff General Jose Julio Rodriguez Fernandez during a news conference at Defence Ministry in Madrid November 18, 2009. Somali pirates on Tuesday freed a Spanish tuna fishing boat hijacked last month and said a $3.5 million ransom had been paid for the vessel and its crew. The release of the Alakrana, seized along with its 36 crew in the Indian Ocean on Oct. 2, came soon after news that pirates had captured another ship, a Virgin Islands-owned chemical tanker heading for Mombasa. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon (R) gestures beside Defence Chief Staff General Jose Julio Rodriguez Fernandez during a news conference at Defence Ministry in Madrid November 18, 2009. Somali pirates on Tuesday freed a Spanish tuna fishing boat hijacked last month and said a $3.5 million ransom had been paid for the vessel and its crew. The release of the Alakrana, seized along with its 36 crew in the Indian Ocean on Oct. 2, came soon after news that pirates had captured another ship, a Virgin Islands-owned chemical tanker heading for Mombasa.

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