By Is it just me or does this just encourage more hostage taking of Koreans?:
The Seoul government refused to disclose the ransom, but Somali elder Abdi Ilmi told AFP on Monday that 800,000 dollars (about 627,000 euros) had been paid for the release of the ship and crew.
The foreign ministry confirmed late Sunday that the released South Korean ship was escorted by a US warship from Somali waters to Kenya.
Dongwon Fisheries, owner and operator of the ship, said all 25 crew were unharmed and allowed to return home soon after medical checks in Kenya.
The ship — carrying eight Koreans, five Vietnamese, nine Indonesians and three Chinese — was hijacked by local militiamen on April 4 in the Indian Ocean off the Somali coast.
It is the sad reality. No mistake...
6:01 pm on January 29th, 2008 1
[...] Indian Ocean in partnership with the US Navy. Korea has had plenty of issues with Somali pirates kidnapping ROK citizens in the Indian Ocean, but Korea also has a stake in maintaining the security of sea lanes through [...]