Pirates attacked the Panama-flagged container ship MSC Lucia. The ship was sailing from Togo to Cameroon, reports TASS with reference to portal Dryad Global specializing in safety at sea.
It is noted that pirates attacked MSC Lucia in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Nigeria. They boarded the ship. A warship is approaching a container ship.
According to other sources, the Russian Navy tanker Akademik Pashin approached the hijacked vessel. It is next to Lucia, informs portal Maritime Bulletin. “Akademik Pashin” is included in the Russian naval group located off the coast of West Africa.
Earlier, pirates in the Gulf of Guinea attacked the Curacao Trader tanker with the Russians. They attacked a ship off the coast of Nigeria in the Gulf of Guinea and took 15 crew members hostage. The tanker flew under the flag of Liberia and was owned by Curacao Trader Shipping.
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source https://pledgetimes.com/pirates-attacked-a-container-ship-near-nigeria/
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