Pirates hijack ship with Ukrainians off coast of Nigeria 2 min read
In the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, armed pirates seized the ship Stevia and took hostage eight members of its crew, including six Ukrainians, the press service of the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria reported. According to the data available at the embassy, on December 16, 2020 in the Gulf of Guinea, a group of unidentified persons attacked the ship Stevia (flag of Cameroon), as a result of which the attackers seized and removed in an unknown direction eight members of the ship s crew, of which six were citizens Ukraine (in total there were 15 people on the ship). The rest of the crew managed to get into the protective room during the attack and stayed on the ship, the message says.
Административное дело завели за сбившего насмерть подростка пьяного омича
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У берегов Нигерии пираты захватили шестерых украинских моряков
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Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko says pirates have captured six Ukrainian sailors from the Stevia cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria. As a result of a pirate attack on the vessel off the coast of Nigeria on December 16, eight crew members have been captured, including six Ukrainian nationals, he told UNIAN on Saturday.
Nikolenko added that the embassies of Ukraine in Nigeria and Albania (the shipowner is an Albanian company) are taking appropriate measures to free the Ukrainian citizens.
Read alsoPirates attack vessel off Nigeria, kidnap six Ukrainian sailors – MFANow the case is under the special control of the Consular Service at Ukraine s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the involved Ukrainian embassies.