Gunmen kidnap 12 sailors off Nigeria
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Saturday, July 03, 2010
Gunmen have kidnapped 12 foreign sailors after attacking a cargo ship in the waters off the coast of Nigeria
Nigerian navy spokesman David Nabaida said that the attack took place some time last evening and only one ship was involved. One of the crew members was injured from gunshots and 12 were taken hostage.
The attacked vessel, the BBC Polonia, is German-flagged, but according to the MarineTraffic.com website, it is an Antigua Barbuda registered ship which was heading to Nigeria's Onne port, situated on the Bonny estuary, close to the oil hub of Port Harcourt.
The navy managed to board the vessel and sailed it to safety at Bonny anchorage.
The crew member who was injured in the attack is Ukrainian and is in a stable condition at a hospital in Bonny,