Somali pirates have released the remaining three Iranian crew of the hijacked FV Siraj.
This was disclosed on Friday August 21, 2020, by the Kenya-based Upstage Support Partnership.
The vessel, FV Siraj, which was captured in March 2015 had a total of 19 sailors on board with some been released or rescued.
John Steed, a maritime official, tweeted, “Happy to announce the release of the last remaining hostages held by Somali pirates. The three remaining Iranian crew of the FV Siraj (captured in March 2015) have been released and will soon be on their way home.”
The sailors were believed to be the last hostages in Somalia. On September 2019, an Iranian hostage was released by Somali pirates after five years.
