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Three Ukrainian citizens, members of the crew of the Sutton Tide ship, who were detained in Angola, have returned to the country, the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has said.

“On June 19, 2017, three citizens of the Ukrainian crew member of the Sutton Tide vessel returned to their homeland. They were detained in Soyo, the Republic of Angola, in March,” the department said on Facebook on Monday.

The department said that Ukraine’s diplomatic institutions in Australia, UK, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and the United States joined the process of releasing Ukrainian sailors.