US EditionArmed Pirates Kidnap 9 Seafarers From LPG Tanker Off Equatorial Guinea
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A guest anchor, technically managed by a shipping company in Leer, has been attacked by pirates off West Africa. Nine crew members of the "CGAS-Saturn" have been abducted.
Armed Pirates Kidnap 9 Seafarers From LPG Tanker Off Equatorial Guinea
Image for representation purposes only Nine seafarers have been abducted and one crewmember injured after armed pirates boarded the LPG carrier CGAS Saturn in the Gulf of Guinea, approximately 50 nautical miles west of Mbini, Equatorial Guinea. The vessel was en route to Malabo when the attack took place. Maritime security companies reported that an unidentified group of pirates boarded the Portugal-flagged tanker, rounded up the crew, and stole…
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told PAP that the attack on the tanker took place yesterday.
An attack on a tanker occurred off the coast of Equatorial Guinea. Pirates kidnapped nine people. Among the hostages was a Polish man. One person was killed during the ship's capture.
Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of Equatorial Guinea and kidnapped its crew. "Nine people are among the hostages, including a Pole," Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór told Polsat News. The ministry did not provide information on his health condition.
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