(5)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

(5)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

SATUN, Thailand - (From L to R) Captain Nobuo Inoue, engineer Edgardo Sadang and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda of the Japanese tugboat Idaten look fatigued in Satun in southern Thailand on March 21 after they were released by the pirates the previous day.

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