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Somali pirates have released a fishing boat from Taiwan, China, and all of its 30 crew member seized in April last year, said a regional maritime official.

The Taiwanese ship which has a crew of 30 from various Asian nationalities was released this morning, Andrew Mwangura, East Africa's coordinator of the Africa Seafarers Assistance Program said,

The Win Far 161 was seized last April 4 near an island in the Seychelles, more than 1,100 kilometers off the coast of Somalia.

17 of the crew are from Philippines, six from Indonesia, five from the Chinese Mainland and two from Taiwan, China.

Mwangura said 27 crew members were said to be safe while a Chinese sailor and two Indonesians died in captivity.

The coordinator could not confirm whether a ransom was paid to secure the release of the 700-ton ship and crew.

Piracy has been rampant off Somalia since the country slid into chaos after warlords toppled military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991.

(VOVNews/Xinhuanet)