Polish ship attacked off Nigeria
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ARMED attackers abducted five Polish seamen, including the captain and three officers, from a cargo ship on Nigerian waters, Poland’s government said yesterday.
Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said the five were abducted on Thursday night from the ship Szafir. A further 11 crew members, who escaped abduction by barricading themselves inside the ship, were safe and in contact by phone, he said.
Sea Industry and Navigation Minister Marek Grobarczyk said it looks like the attack was carried out by pirates.
The ship, which belongs to a Polish company but is flying a Cypriot flag, is some 30 nautical miles from the Nigerian coast.
Waszczykowski said no demands for ransom have been made so far.
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