Eight seamen abducted by pirates on tanker anchored off Cameroon

Tuesday, 31 December 2019 21:31
UPD:02/01/2020 15:13
EPA/LA(PHOT) DAVE JENKINS / BRITISH

Το λιμενικό σώμα της Βρετανίας διεξάγει έρευνες για τον εντοπισμό πειρατών από τη Σομαλία.

epa03021125 A handout photograph released on 01 December 2011 by the British Ministry of Defence shows a boarding team from the British Royal Navy Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), combined fleet stores ship and tanker, RFA Fort Victoria searching a pirate whaler, with Fort Victoria visable in the background, after receiving information that a Spanish fishing vessel operating to the north of their position had come under attack from a group of pirate vessels, in the Indian Ocean, 28 November 2011. The British MOD reports state that as a result of the day's action, a total of seven suspected pirates were detained onboard Fort Victoria along with their whaler as evidence, with no injuries being sustained by either side. EPA/LA(PHOT) DAVE JENKINS / BRITISH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE / HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: CROWN COPYRIGHT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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Eight merchant seamen aboard the Greek-flagged tanker "Happy Land" were abducted by pirates on Tuesday morning as the vessel was anchored two nautical miles from teh port of Limboh, in Cameroon.

The Greek shipping ministry later announced that five of the eight are Greek nationals, with another two being Filipino nationals, and the last man from Ukraine.

One merchant seaman, identified as a 35-year-old Greek third engineer, was injured when a ricocheted bullet struck him.

The ship's master, a 45-year-old Greek national, was among those abducted.

Greece's relevant services in the foreign and shipping ministry were activated to follow developments and liaise with the vessel's owners.

 

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