Pirates captured six Ukrainian sailors off the coast of Nigeria

The case is under the special control of the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ukrainian embassies involved.

Six Ukrainian Stevia sailors were captured by pirates off the coast of Nigeria. Oleg Nikolenko, press secretary of the Foreign Ministry, said this, Ukrinform reported on Saturday, December 19.

“Yes, we are aware of this situation. As a result of a pirate attack on that ship off the Nigerian coast on December 16, eight crew members were captured, including six citizens of Ukraine,” he said.

According to Nikolenko, the owner of the vessel is an Albanian company. Therefore, the embassies of Ukraine in Nigeria and Albania are taking appropriate response measures.

The case is under the special control of the Department of Consular Services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the involved Ukrainian embassies, said the representative of the department.

As a reminder, in November, pirates attacked the tanker NAFELI II, which has Ukrainian sailors in its crew. The incident took place in the Gulf of Guinea.

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