Two crewman kidnapped from a Bourbon anchor handler off the coast of Nigeria in late February have been freed.

The French-owned offshore vessel operator said the two men, who were unnamed, were both in good health.

The Nigerian and a Russian were seized when pirates raided the 7,444-bhp Bourbon Liberty 251 (built 2011) on 23 February 2016.

The ten other crew members aboard the Luxembourg-flagged vessel returned to Onne port largely unharmed after the attack.

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