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.
26 Jan 2021 / 15:11 H.
(Corrects to show Boden is ship operator not owner; and Ambrey s analysis that citadel was breached via hatch not upper deck) One sailor killed in the attack, three survivors left on board Vessel was heading to Cape Town from Lagos Kidnapped crew members are Turkish citizens Piracy in Gulf of Guinea at record levels
By Jonathan Spicer and Irem Koca
ISTANBUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - 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.
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.
Pirates kidnap 15 sailors in attack on Turkish container ship off coast of Nigeria
Sun Online Desk
25th January, 2021 04:33:46
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.
One sailor, an Azerbaijani citizen, was killed in the raid, while those kidnapped are from Turkey, according to the respective governments and a crew list seen by a news agency.
Accounts from crew, family members and security sources described a sophisticated and well-orchestrated attack, in which armed pirates boarded the ship and breached its protective citadel, possibly with explosives.
Pirates Attack Turkish Ship Off West Africa, Kill 1 Sailor and Kidnap 15 Other
Armed pirates attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the West African coast, kidnapping 15 sailors and killing one of them, officials said Sunday as Turkey sought to recover the captured crew.
The Liberian-flagged M/V Mozart was sailing from Lagos, Nigeria, to Cape Town in South Africa when it was attacked Saturday morning 100 nautical miles (185 kilometers) northwest of the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe.
Turkey’s Maritime Directorate said the crew initially locked themselves in a safe area but the pirates forced entry after six hours. During the struggle, one crew member aboard died. It identified the victim as engineer Farman Ismayilov of Azerbaijan, the only non-Turkish crew member.