On December third 2019, petroleum tanker vessel Nave Constellation (157039 gt, developed 2010) was struck by pirates in Gulf ofGuinea 19 staff participants (18 Indian as well as 1 Turkish) were abducted as the vessel was en path from Bonny Offshore Terminal To India.

According to the current declaration from Owners, Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation as well as Managers, Anglo-Eastern Tanker Management (Hong Kong), all staff participants have actually been launched as well as are risk-free.

The declaration better included that, Following the strike on the Nave Constellation on December 3, some 77 maritime miles off Bonny, Nigeria, by an armed criminal gang, 19 staff participants were abducted as well as imprisoned. 18 Indian Nationals as well as one Turkish National staff participant have actually been held by the gang because that time.

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Since the strike, the prime problem has actually been the safety and security, health as well as very early return of the seafarers taken by the pirate gang.

Owners as well as Managers are currently thrilled to report that on December 21 every one of those taken were launched as well as are currently risk-free as well as going through clinical examinations as well as debriefing, complying with which they will certainly go back to their enjoyed ones in your home.

All those taken as well as currently launched remain in excellent spirits as well as well, offered the scenarios of their time in bondage.

Owners as well as Managers desire to give thanks to all the staff participants as well as their households for their guts as well as perseverance throughout this challenging as well as distressing duration; additionally to give thanks to the Government Agencies, Authorities, Maritime establishments as well as professionals that have actually all done so a lot in protecting the launch of our much-valued seafarers.

It would certainly be much valued if the personal privacy of all those held by the criminal gang for almost 3 weeks might be appreciated as they are, once more, rejoined with their households.

No functional information of the abduct or launch will certainly be offered in order not to jeopardise the safety and security of seafarers still being held somewhere else or to motivate future criminal occasions as well as seizures.