Mothership Release

Somali pirates have released 10 Indonesian seafarers after their Taiwanese fishing vessel was taken by pirates on March 30, 2010.

The sailors were part of a 15-member crew aboard a ship called the “MV JIN CHUN TSAI 68”.

After the ship’s Taiwanese owner was unwilling to pay a ransom for the return of the vessel and the sailors, the pirates began using the ship to launch attacks on other ships.