Shipowner Monjasa stated that 'the pirates had abandoned the vessel and brought a part of the crew members with them,' without specifying their number or nationalities. Local authorities are currently working to obtain the sailors safe return.
Pirates who seized a Danish oil tanker off Congo last week have kidnapped six crew and abandoned ship, the French navy said Friday.The remaining crew were rescued by a French naval ship. They said"six crew members had been kidnapped by the pirates", the French navy said in a statement.
In an earlier statement, shipowner Monjasa said"the pirates had abandoned the vessel and brought a part of the crew members with them," without specifying their number or nationalities. The crew had notified the company that pirates had boarded and that the entire crew was safe in the tanker's secure room or"citadel","in accordance with the onboard anti-piracy emergency protocol".The Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade in the Gulf of Guinea, a cooperation centre between the British and French navies, and the French navy said five armed people boarded the vessel after approaching from a skiff.
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