Pirates kidnap 10 crew from general cargo vessel in Gulf of Guinea

on November 27, 2020

Jason Jiang

Priacy in the Gulf of Guinea region continues to escalate with another 10 crew reportedly kidnapped from a general cargo vessel this week.

Maritime safety consultancy Dryad Global reported that St Kitts-flagged general cargo vessel Milan was boarded by pirates near the Pennington Terminal in Nigeria while it was in transit from Escravos to Douala, Cameroon, resulting in the kidnapping of 10 crew.

Source: splash247.com

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