(3)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

(3)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Chieko Kuroda (R), wife of Japanese tugboat chief engineer Shunji Kuroda, and their two daughters smile as they speak to reporters in Kitakyushu on March 21 on the release of her husband by the pirates in Thailand the previous day.

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