Iran’s navy had boarded the Greek-owned St. Nikolas, which was carrying 19 crew, off the coast of Oman. The only Greek crewmember was released the following week.
Tehran began freeing the Filipino crew in batches at the end of January after a replacement crew was hired from Russia and other countries, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega told Agence France-Presse.
“They were not hostages... but they were not allowed to leave without replacements,” De Vega said of the Filipino crew.
The last of the Filipino crew returned to Manila last week, he added.
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