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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.
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.