Greece ? Somali pirates have released a hijacked Greek-owned tanker with all 19 crew safe and the oil cargo intact after payment of a ransom, the ship’s management company said Saturday.

It did not say how much was paid.

The Liberian-flagged tanker MV Genius, seized Sept. 26, was released Friday and is about 500 miles off Somalia on its way to the United Arab Emirates, Greek Merchant Marine Ministry spokesman Constantine Gialelis confirmed. He said the crew is Georgian, Sri Lankan and Syrian.

The pirates had seized the 6,765 gross-ton vessel in the Gulf of Aden near the Horn of Africa, waters that have become highly dangerous for shipping.

The crew was safe and the cargo was intact, he said.