Released Yemeni oil tanker arrives in Aden

ADEN, April 29 (Saba) - The Yemeni oil tanker, Qana, which was
released by Yemeni naval forces last Monday, arrived in Aden port on
Wednesday after being hijacked by Somali pirates.

Local sources told Saba that the tanker, which belongs to the oil
local fleet of Aden Refinery Company, would be subjected for some
required technical repairs by a new Yemeni-Greek specialized company.

The Yemeni oil tanker was returning to Aden port coming from Mukalla
city of Hadramout governorate where it had unloaded its cargo when
Somali pirates seized it.

Two pirates were killed, one injured and eleven others were arrested
as Yemeni marine troops tried to free the tanker, Qana, in the Gulf
of Aden.

The pirates had seized three other vessels briefly before Yemeni
forces freed them earlier last Sunday.

BA/AF