Hijacked ship crew safe after rescue

Chinese naval fleet will escort ship to safer waters, ministry says

All 25 members of a crew manning the Chinese bulk carrier De Xin Hai, which was hijacked by Somali pirates more than three months ago in the Indian Ocean, were successfully rescued early yesterday morning, Xinhua has reported.

A Chinese naval fleet will escort the ship to safer waters and the vessel will return to China after a medical checkup of the all-Chinese crew and supply of essential provisions, the nation's Foreign Ministry said.