Breaking news: Chinese fishing boat and crew released by Somali pirates.
The ship was hijacked 3 months ago to Somalia, and a ransom demand was sent to the boat owner.
The Chinese fishing boat was released on Sunday evening approximately 3 months after it was hijacked by pirates off the east African coast.
The tuna fishing boat,was seized in waters off Kenya last November.
The boat with 24 crew members were on board.
As the boat is currently on its way to China, escorted by Chinese naval ships,and all the crew was safe.
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