Medallion Marine says the crew – taken from the 7,600-dwt SP Brussels (built 2007) in the Niger Delta –have been returned in good health.

“Following medical examinations, the crew members havenow been flown home in order to be reunited with their families,” a statementissued on behalf of the operator said.

The men were kidnapped as the heavily armed piratesboarded and ransacked the tanker in the Niger Delta.