Sligo man released after being held by pirates for over a month
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
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An Irish man who was held captive for over a month by pirates off the coast of Somalia has been released unharmed.
Father-of-four Fred Parle from Sligo was released yesterday morning, reportedly after a substantial ransom was paid.
The engineer was one of six crewmen aboard the Danish owned Svitzer Korsakov, which was seized by pirates off North East Somalia on February 1st.
The owners of the boat confirmed none of the crewmembers were harmed.
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