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Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are now believed to be holding more than 30 crew members hostage after a series of vessel hijackings off West Africa.
Earlier this week, The Loadstar cited reports that the Pomerenia Sky (a Maersk-chartered containership) had been hijacked off the coast of Bonny, Nigeria, on 27 October.
A source has subsequently confirmed this and noted that the 11 crew taken hostage have joined captives believed to number around 32 in total.
“[After Pomerenia Sky] an OSV was hijacked and had ...
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