Crew OK

The crew of an Algerian flagged cargo ship that was seized by pirates earlier this year is sound and healthy but exhausted from filthy living conditions, a spokesman for their families has said.

The hostages “telephoned their families. They said they were exhausted and being are kept on the gangway of their ship. The drinking water is dirty, the food rancid,” said Abdelkader Achour, whose brother is among the 27 captives.