Pirates kidnapped 12 members of a Swiss merchant vessel crew in Nigerian waters on Saturday morning, the ship’s operator said in a statement.
The MV Glarus was en route from the Nigerian capital of Lagos to the southeastern city of Port Harcourt carrying a parcel of bulk wheat when it came under attack by the pirate gang, Massoel Shipping told Global News in a statement.
“It is understood the pirate gang boarded the Glarus by means of long ladders and cut the razor wire on deck to gain access to the vessel and eventually the bridge,” the Swiss shipping giant said.
The pirates then destroyed the ship’s communications equipment before making off with 12 of the 19 crew members.
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