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Turkey says it seeks survivors after pirate attack off Nigeria

Published 24/01/2021, 06:54
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ISTANBUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Turkey sought on Sunday to
rescue three surviving members of a cargo ship after pirates
attacked it off the coast of Nigeria, killing one and kidnapping
15, according to President Tayyip Erdogan's office and Turkish
state media.
Erdogan had two phone calls with one of the captains of the
ship which was headed toward Gabon, and he "instructed all
officials regarding the rescue of kidnapped ship personnel,"
Turkey's presidency said.
Turkey's state-run Anadolu agency said one crew member was
killed and 15 kidnapped by pirates from the ship that had a full
crew of 19. The vessel, called Mozart, was headed to Cape Town
from Lagos, it said.
Anadolu cited Istanbul-based Boden company saying the owners
and operators of the vessel were abducted at gunpoint in the
Gulf of Guinea.


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