SEOUL, Jan 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's navy has rescued all crew members aboard a South Korean chemical ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, local media reported on Friday.
The captain of the 11,500-tonne Samho Jewelry was injured during the rescue mission, Yonhap news agency said. Five pirates were captured, YTN television said.
The vessel, en route to Sri Lanka from the United Arab Emirates, was seized at the weekend. Aboard was a crew of eight Koreans, 11 Myanmar nationals and two Indonesians.
(Reporting by Seoul bureau)
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