( CNN ) -- A Taiwanese fishing vessel that was seized by pirates and anchored off the Somali coast for nearly 10 months was released Thursday night , the European Union Naval Force Somalia reported . The Win Far 161 was held off the coast of Harardheere until the pirates left the ship and allowed its commander to retake control , the naval force said . The vessel was hijacked April in the Somali Basin , about 184 miles north of the Seychelles islands . The vessel reported that all 28 crew members were safe . The boat was operating outside the EU NAVFOR area of operation and was therefore not registered with the Maritime Security Centre for the Horn of Africa , authorities said . The coordination center helps protect merchant ships from pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden , Somali Basin and off the Horn of Africa . The ship 's owner reported that the crew was released with food , fuel and water . The ship headed out to sea , where it was being monitored by EU NAVFOR . EU NAVFOR escorts Somalia vessels carrying humanitarian aid from the World Food Program to protect them in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean and to deter and disrupt piracy .
Taiwanese fishing vessel was held for 10 days off coast . Vessel reports that all 28 crew members are safe . It went out to sea , being monitored by European naval forces .