Somali pirates say have freed Thai-flagged ship

Somalia pirates say they released the Thai-flagged Thai Union 3 on Sunday after receiving a $3 million ransom.

The tuna fishing vessel belonging to Asia's biggest canned tuna exporter, Thai Union Frozen Products was seized on October 29, 2009 with 23 Russians, two Filipinos and two Ghanaians on board.

"We have released the ship after we received $3 million in ransom," a pirate named Hassan told Reuters. "The ship is named Thai Union, its crew have safely moved from the Somali coast."