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Sailors return

New Delhi, March 17 (PTI): Most of the 28 Indian seafarers rescued from Somali pirates after their vessels were hijacked last year are returning to India tomorrow.

Seventeen Indian sailors on board the MT Royal Grace were in captivity of pirates since March 2, 2012, and 11 Indians on board MT Smyrni were in captivity since May 10, 2012. While most of the seafarers are to return to India tomorrow, some of those rescued from MT Royal Grace await the arrival of a replacement crew before they can fly back to their families in India, official sources said today.