Pirates off Nigeria's coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship on Saturday, in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual.
On Board Liberian-flagged M/V Mozart Attack, 3 Turkish sailors left behind returned Home, fifteen missing, one Killed On Board Liberian-flagged M/V Mozart Attack, 3 Turkish sailors left behind returned Home, fifteen missing, one Killed
(Photo credit: New Arab) 3 Turkish sailors left behind in pirate
(ABC News) ISTANBUL Three Turkish sailors who were on board a cargo ship attacked by pirates off the West African coast have returned home. Fifteen kidnapped sailors remain missing and one Azerbaijani crew member was killed during the attack.
The Liberian-flagged M/V Mozart was sailing from Lagos, Nigeria, to Cape Town in South Africa when it was attacked on Jan. 23, some 100 nautical miles (185 kilometers) northwest of the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe.
According to the respective governments and a crew list seen by Reuters, one sailor was killed in the raid, an Azerbaijani citizen, while those kidnapped are from Turkey.
Pirates off Nigeria's coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual.