Rescued Taiwan fishing vessel arrived in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM - The 26 rescued Taiwan fishing vessel Xufu 1 crew members, escorted by a Chinese navy warship, arrived in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania on Saturday morning.

All crew members looked well and were transported immediately to hotel for medical examines by a Chinese medical team waiting there.

They crew members have also received medical and psychological examines when they were on the Chinese navy warship for three days after freed by Somalia pirates.

Xufu 1, with 13 crew members from the Chinese mainland, one from Taiwan and 12 from Vietnam, was hijacked by Somali pirates in December off the Madagascar coast and taken to Somalia.