After a just over a month, 15 seafarers taken hostage off a De Poli Tankers ship have been released.

The seafarers, abducted off the 19,800-dwt Davide B (built 2016) on 11 March, are free, safe and in good condition given the circumstances, the Dutch company said on Wednesday.

De Poli Tankers chief executive Chiara de Poli said they can now return to their families in eastern Europe and the Philippines and begin recovering.