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| A Saudi super-tanker that was captured by Somali pirates in November carrying two million barrels of oil has been released, unconfirmed reports say. | A Saudi super-tanker that was captured by Somali pirates in November carrying two million barrels of oil has been released, unconfirmed reports say. |
| The Sirius Star was reportedly seen moving south-east away from the Somali coast. A pirate spokesman was quoted as saying the pirates had left the vessel. | The Sirius Star was reportedly seen moving south-east away from the Somali coast. A pirate spokesman was quoted as saying the pirates had left the vessel. |
| The ship and its crew have been held near the Somali coast during reported negotiations over a ransom payment. | The ship and its crew have been held near the Somali coast during reported negotiations over a ransom payment. |
| There were more than 100 pirate attacks reported off Somalia's coast last year. | There were more than 100 pirate attacks reported off Somalia's coast last year. |
| "All our people have now left the Sirius Star. The ship is free, the crew is free," Mohamed Said, one of the leaders of the pirate group, told the AFP news agency. | |
| A man described as an associate of the pirates, Farah Osman, added that the pirates released the ship after receiving a $3m (£1.95m) ransom payment. | |
| "Pirates holding the Saudi ship took $3m yesterday evening and then released the ship this morning," he told Reuters news agency. |