All 19 crew members from a VLCC abducted off Nigeria earlier this month have been set free by their kidnappers and will soon return to their families.

“All those taken and now released are in good spirits and well, given the circumstances of their time in captivity,” said Navios Maritime Acquisition, the owner of the 297,000-dwt Nave Constellation (built 2010), which was attacked on 3 December south of Bonny Island.