Six crew hijacked from a Turkish tanker off Nigeria have been released.

The men from the 15,900-dwt products tanker Puli (built 2007) were seized two weeks ago, but are now safely back in Istanbul, a lawyer for the shipowner, Kaptanoglu, told Reuters.

Fehmi Ulgener declined to comment on whether a ransom had been paid.

The six included the captain, chief officer and chief engineer.

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