The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry declared on Friday that 4 of its nationals have been released from Libya. The ministry said in a statement that 4 crewmembers of the Temeteron tanker were released by Libyan authorities on Thursday and they had returned home safely. Libyan Coast Guard intercepted Temeteron tanker in June 2016 off Abu Kamash shores in Zuwara, western Libya. Nine crewmen; a Russian captain, 7 Ukrainian crewmembers and another from Greece were on board the tanker, which was about to smuggle Libyan fuel into Europe markets. The Russian Foreign Ministry also declared today one of its nationals have been freed from Libya.

Source: Libya Observer March 04, 2017 18:43 UTC