Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. January 25, 2021
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Pirates off Nigeria s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish container ship in the Gulf of Guinea on Saturday in a brazen and violent attack that was farther from shore than usual.
One sailor was killed in the raid, an Azerbaijani citizen, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the respective governments and a crew list seen by Reuters.
Accounts from crew, family members and security sources described a sophisticated and well-orchestrated attack on Saturday in which armed pirates boarded the ship and breached its protective citadel, possibly with explosives.
Three sailors remain on the Mozart, which by Sunday evening was receiving assistance in Gabonese waters off central Africa.
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.
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.
January 25, 2021 at 3:50 pm | Published in: Europe & Russia, News, Turkey
Turkey s hydrocarbon research ship is seen offshores of the Mediterranean Sea, 17 September 2020 [Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency] January 25, 2021 at 3:50 pm
A Turkish cargo ship with 19 crew on board has been hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea,
Anadolu has reported. At least one crew member was killed in the attack on the MV
Mozart, and 15 were kidnapped by pirates.
The crew member who was killed was an Azerbaijani citizen. Turkey s Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavuscoglu said that when the ship docks his body will be returned to his homeland.
The
Mozart is now anchored in Port Gentil in Gabon, said Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu on Twitter yesterday. A spokesman for the Gabon president said that the country s navy is assisting the vessel because the pirates disabled the electronics on board before they fled with their hostages. Three of the crew were l