US demands release of stolen property after Houthis release car carrier crew

Seafarers arrive home after 14-month ordeal that sparked the start of Red Sea crisis

Lubomir Chanev, captain of the Bahamas-flagged vessel Galaxy Leader, reacts as he arrives at Sofia Airport on a Bulgarian government plane, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 23 January.
Lubomir Chanev, captain of the Bahamas-flagged vessel Galaxy Leader, reacts as he arrives at Sofia Airport on a Bulgarian government plane, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 23 January.Photo: Scanpix
Published 24 January 2025, 07:51Updated 24 January 2025, 08:19
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