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Pirates attacked the Stevia cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria. On December 16, 2020, Pirates captured eight crew members, including six Ukrainian nationals / Photo from instagram.com/zelenskiy_official/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says six Ukrainian sailors who were captured by Nigerian pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on December 16, 2020, have been released from captivity. "Our citizens are safe, and we are waiting for their return home as soon as possible. Thanks to Ukrainian diplomats and all those who were involved in the release of our compatriots," he said. Background On De...

Pirates hijack ship with Ukrainians off coast of Nigeria 2 min read In the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, armed pirates seized the ship Stevia and took hostage eight members of its crew, including six Ukrainians, the press service of the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria reported. "According to the data available at the embassy, ​​on December 16, 2020 in the Gulf of Guinea, a group of unidentified persons attacked the ship 'Stevia' (flag of Cameroon), as a result of which the attackers seized and removed in an unknown direction eight members of the ship's crew, of which six were citizen...

Photo from facebook.com/seafarersjournal Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko says pirates have captured six Ukrainian sailors from the Stevia cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria. "As a result of a pirate attack on the vessel off the coast of Nigeria on December 16, eight crew members have been captured, including six Ukrainian nationals," he told UNIAN on Saturday. Nikolenko added that the embassies of Ukraine in Nigeria and Albania (the shipowner is an Albanian company) are taking appropriate measures to free the Ukrainian citizens. Read alsoPirates a...