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Seven Nigerian stowaways captured by British special forces after an oil tanker captain called for help have had the case against them dropped because prosecutors couldn’t prove that they threatened
BBC News Published image captionThe Liberia-flagged oil tanker Nave Andromeda docked at Southampton after the incident Seven men, including two who had already been charged, will face no action over a suspected hijacking of an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight. Special forces stormed the Nave Andromeda on 25 October after the crew raised concerns about stowaways. Matthew Okorie, 25, and Sunday Sylvester, 22, had been charged with conduct endangering ships. But prosecutors dropped their case after evidence analysis "cast doubt" on whether the tanker was put in danger. The Crown Prosecution Serv...
Two Nigerians Charged In UK Court Over Attempt To Hijack Oil Tanker Okorie, 25 and Sylvester, 22, were alleged to have endangered the Nave Andromeda with both appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Saturday. by SaharaReporters, New York Dec 28, 2020 Two Nigerian men, Matthew Okorie and Sunday Sylvester, have been charged to court over alleged attempts to hijack an oil tanker in the English Channel in the UK. Okorie, 25 and Sylvester, 22, were alleged to have endangered the Nave Andromeda with both appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court on Saturday. They were part of a group of se...