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Nigerian Pirates Kidnap Moroccan Crew by Julianneozor: 10:53am On Aug 03, 2017 |
According to World Maritime News, quoting Moroccan media, “the kidnap occurred on July 31. IMB Piracy Reporting Centre also confirmed the attack. “The incident was reported to the Nigerian navy who responded and located the ship. It was reported that some crew members were missing,” the IMB said. The Nigerian navy vessel reportedly towed the ship to a safe port for investigation. Based on the latest report from the piracy watchdog, “pirates in Nigeria continue to dominate when it comes to reports of kidnappings, and vessels being fired upon”. Recently, Nigerian pirates have held siege to 31 crews in five reported incidents. The numbers include 14 crew-members that were taken from two separate vessels in the second quarter of the year. The 1986-built vessel of 1,276 dwt and formerly known as Celia, is managed by Ocean Express of Congo. The company is yet to make a comment on the attack. NAN. Visit http://spectascope.com/post/2045/Nigerian-Pirates-kidnap-Moroccan-crew for more details 1 Like
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