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Pirates take hostage some oil tanker crew members off West Africa

COPENHAGEN, Denmark –

Several members of the crew of 16 aboard the Liberian-flagged tanker are being held hostage by pirates who boarded the ship in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea last week, the Danish shipowner owning the vessel for know on Friday.

Pirates boarded the Monjasa Reformer southwest of Port Pointe-Noire, Congo, on March 25, and five days later, the French Navy, which was patrolling the area, found the ship off the small island nation of Sao Tome and Principe north of where it came from. attack.

In a statement, company spokesman Thorstein Andreasen said that “the pirates abandoned the ship and took several crew members with them.” It did not say how many people were kidnapped or how they were captured. Online shipping magazine Trade Winds said it was three crew members.

After the pirates had boarded the tanker, the crew sought refuge in a citadel – a safe area on the ship – in accordance with the ship’s anti-piracy emergency protocol. However, the pirates somehow took some of them hostage. The nationalities of the crew members have not been released, nor have details about where they are being held or whether anyone was injured.

Andreasen is not available for further details.

In the statement, he said that the crew members who were not taken hostage “are all in good health and safe in a safe environment and receive the proper care following these terrible events.” .”

The Gulf of Guinea is the most dangerous place in the world for attacks on ships. In June, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution strongly condemning piracy, armed robbery and hostage taking in the region. This hijacking took place further south in an area not normally attacked by pirates.

Andreasen says no damage has been reported to the ship or its cargo.

The shipper said Monjasa Reformer is used in West Africa as part of Monjasa’s global marine fuel supply and is carrying marine oil and gas, very low sulfur fuel oil and petroleum products. high-sulfur fuel oil products on board.



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