The ship management company Peter Doehle Schiffahrts-KG reported that the six crewmembers, comprising the vessel's cook, bosun, second engineer, second officer, captain and chief mate, were in good condition and have been returned to their families. Other details of the release were unknown.
The Liberia-flagged 3,000 TEU container ship was attacked before entering the port of Onne, Nigeria when eight pirates boarded the vessel early in the morning, taking six hostages and leaving the remaining 12 crewmen unharmed.
The IMB ICC recorded 20 successful pirate attacks involving 39 crew members in waters off Nigeria for the nine months ending in September this year. Almost all of them occurred while the vessel was under way, and the attackers' objectives frequently included kidnapping.
"Pirates/robbers are often well armed, violent and have [hijacked, robbed, kidnapped and injured] crews along the coast... and] in the past, attacks have been reported up to 170 nautical miles from the coast," IMB warned. "Generally, all waters in/off Nigeria remain risky."
The Liberia-flagged 3,000 TEU container ship was attacked before entering the port of Onne, Nigeria when eight pirates boarded the vessel early in the morning, taking six hostages and leaving the remaining 12 crewmen unharmed.
The IMB ICC recorded 20 successful pirate attacks involving 39 crew members in waters off Nigeria for the nine months ending in September this year. Almost all of them occurred while the vessel was under way, and the attackers' objectives frequently included kidnapping.
"Pirates/robbers are often well armed, violent and have [hijacked, robbed, kidnapped and injured] crews along the coast... and] in the past, attacks have been reported up to 170 nautical miles from the coast," IMB warned. "Generally, all waters in/off Nigeria remain risky."