Nigerian pirates kidnap five Poles
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On Friday, Nigerian sea pirates hijacked general cargo ship, Szafir near the African coast. The ship was traveling from Antwerp to Onee in Nigeria with 16 Poles on board, trojmiasto.pl webportal informed.
Gdynia based Maritime Security Center said that a rescue effort was underway. The vessel is owned by Euroafrica, a company from Szczecin, but flying the flag of Cyprus.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the pirates had kidnapped five Poles and let the ship free.
On Sunday, Jacek Wiśniewski, the CEO of Euroafrica, informed that the kidnapped sailors are alive and well, but still held in captivity.
