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A statement said that three crew members are still in the ship and pirates are waiting for negotiations for ransom.
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A Turkish cargo ship with 19 crew members has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, according to a statement.
According to a written statement by David Johnson, head of EOS Risk Group, the ship, named M/V Mozart, which was traveling from Lagos to Cape Town, was sailing 100 sea miles northwest of the African island country Sao Tome when pirates boarded the ship.
Fifteen crew members moving from Lagos, Nigeria to Cape Town, South Africa were kidnapped, one was killed, while three remained with the pirates, David Johnson, the head of the UK-based EOS Risk Group said in the statement.
A tape recording shared on Twitter and believed to be belonging to the captain of the ship says: “I don’t know where I’m going. The pirates dismantled all cables, nothing is working. Only the navigator works. They gave me a route, I’m moving accordingly.”
Kidnappings and piracy for ransom in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea are common. A similar attack occurred in 2019 when a Turkish cargo ship was attacked by Nigerian pirates, and 10 sailors, all Turkish nationals, were taken hostage for ransom. Later, all sailors were released.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Source: AA
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