Pirates Seize Eight Polish Crew, Three Others from Ship

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In a drastic turn of events, a group of pirates boarded the container vessel ‘MV Pomerania Sky’ off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped eleven crew nembers including eight sailors from Poland.

What happened?

On October 27, the pirates attacked the vessel and kidnapped 11 crew members  while leaving nine crew members onboard the vessel unharmed.

The spokesperson for the company said, “Our priority is securing the earliest release of the 11 crew who have been taken and we are working closely with our partners and the local authorities to achieve that”.

Investigation initiated

The Nigerian coastguard and navy have initiated investigation to look into the incident and to begin the search and rescue operations.

The families of the crew members have been updated about the incident and were put on the loop.

Efforts on to trace abducted crew

The company declined to divulge the information about the abducted crew members.

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Source: Reuters