在西非加蓬海岸附近的一艘散货船上被绑架的三名船员在近三周后获释。

格鲁吉亚共和国政府和Eagle Bulk Shipping证实，被绑架的海员已获释。

据确切消息，被劫持船员为Eagle Bulk Shipping经营的Grebe Bulker号上的三名船员：两名格鲁吉亚船员，为船上的大副和二副，以及一名俄罗斯船长，他们于5月2日被绑架。

这艘57,800吨的散货船在Owendo Anchorage等待加蓬的下一次停靠。

其他船员搜查了该船，发现了三名失踪人员，并向相关地方当局报告了此事。

格鲁吉亚外交部通知说，格鲁吉亚驻南非大使馆与海运局协调，释放了被绑架的成员。

他们还补充说，他们正在与船员公司和船东密切合作，但没有透露有关释放的进一步细节。

Eagle Bulk感谢所有相关人员和船员在被囚禁的18天里表现出的坚韧及毅力。

格鲁吉亚有关当局报告说，船员已在尼日利亚接受了医疗检查。

Eagle Bulk将为他们的赔偿买单。

三名船员可能会在未来几天内返回家园。

这艘船停泊在尼日利亚的拉各斯和哈科特港，然后驶向加蓬附近的锚地。

她的AIS信号显示，她在绑架事件发生两周后启航，目前正在前往新加坡的途中。

Grebe Bulker被绑架的消息传出两周前，丹麦燃料供应商Monjasa报告称，该公司已成功确保从“Monjasa Reformer”轮被绑架的六名船员获释。

“Monjasa Reformer”轮于3月25日在距离刚果共和国黑角港(Pointe Noire)约140海里处空转时被登船。

据法国海军称，他们被认为是在尼日利亚被绑架的，法国海军在几内亚湾搜寻了几天后找到了失踪船只。

国际海事局(International Maritime Bureau)的海盗报告中心(Piracy Reporting Center)在报告这两起事件的同时表示，这两起事件的总体记录是自1993年以来全球海盗和武装抢劫的最低水平。

今年第一季度报告了27起事故，而去年同期为37起。

不过，他们说，成功登船的案件有24起，呼吁提高警惕，加大力度打击海盗。

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英文原文

Three crew members who had been abducted from a bulk carrier off the Gabon coast in West Africa have been released after almost three weeks. 

The government of the Republic of Georgia and the Eagle Bulk shipping firm confirmed the release of the kidnapped seafarers.

On board were three people believed to be two Georgians, the first and second officers and the Russian captain of Grebe Bulker operated by Eagle Bulk Shipping when they were kidnapped on 2 May. 

The 57,800-ton bulk carrier awaited its next call off Gabon at Owendo Anchorage. 

The other crew members searched the vessel, discovered the three missing individuals, and reported the matter to relevant local authorities.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry informed that the Maritime Transport Agency, with the Embassy of Georgia based in South Africa, coordinated to release the kidnapped members. 

They also added that they were working closely with the crew company and ship’s owners without sharing further details on the release.

Eagle Bulk thanked all those involved and the crew members for their fortitude and strength during their 18 days in captivity. 

Relevant authorities in Georgia reported that the crew members had been medically examined in Nigeria. 

Eagle Bulk would be paying for their redress. 

The crew members will likely return home in the next few days.

The ship was based in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria, before setting sail for anchorage off Gabon. 

Her AIS signal reflected that she set sail two weeks after the kidnappings and is currently on her way toward Singapore.

The news of the kidnapping of Grebe Bulker comes two weeks after the Danish fuel supplier Monjasa reported that it had successfully ensured the release of six crew members kidnapped from Monjasa Reforms. 

The ship was boarded on 25 March while idling about 140 nm off Port Pointe-Noire in the Congo. 

They were believed to be kidnapped in Nigeria, per the French Navy, which located the missing vessel after searching in the Gulf of Guinea for several days.

The two incidents were reported as the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Center said that the overall incidents were recorded at the lowest levels of global piracy and armed robbery since 1993. 

This year’s first quarter had 27 reported incidents, compared to 37 observed in the previous.

However, they said the vessels were boarded successfully in 24 cases, calling for improved vigilance and enhanced efforts to keep piracy under check.

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