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A boat with Romanian sailors was hijacked off the coast of Benin, Gulf of Guinea. The Ministry of Foreign Relations convened the crisis cell.
The international press reported that the hijacking of the ship with Romanian sailors took place on Thursday off the coast of the state of Benin, involving the ship “Davide B”.
Several sailors were kidnapped in this incident, and among them are Romanian citizens.
In this context, the Interinstitutional Crisis Cell has already been convened in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to initiate the necessary steps ”.verify the situation, confirm the information on the nationality and identity of the hostages and take specific actions in such cases ”..
Adrian Mihălcioiu, from the Union of Boaters, stated that the area where the boaters were kidnapped is extremely dangerous.
„The Gulf of Guinea has recently become a very dangerous place for navigation because there are many attacks on merchant ships by armed formations, gangs of pirates, these terrorists from the sea, who often attack and do not leave empty-handed. of the ship, they always find sailors. who take hostages and then ask for ransom. Serious things also happen to sailors who are in the hands of pirates. We had sailors who died until they were released. “said Mihălcioiu.
The MFA convened the Crisis Cell in the case of the kidnapped sailors
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened the Interinstitutional Crisis Cell:
„On today’s international media reports on an incident that occurred on March 11, 2021 off the coast of Benin in which the ship “Davide B” was involved and which allegedly resulted in the kidnapping of several sailors, in the context in which the crew also includes Romanian citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes the following clarifications:
At the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu, the Inter-Institutional Crisis Cell has already been convened in order to initiate the necessary steps to verify the situation, confirm the information on the citizenship and identity of the kidnapped persons and take specific actions in such sense. cases.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations reiterates the recommendation that the treatment in the public space of the elements related to this case be done with all caution, given its specific and sensitive nature ”.
Publisher: DC
