On 19th April, Sunday, a Portuguese flagged Container Ship TOMMI RITSCHER with 4785 TEU Capacity, was stated to be come close to by a speedboat, where, a team of pirates boarded the vessel.
The case happened in the Gulf Of Guinea off Cotonou,Benin The container ship is presently associated with a continuous case at Zone 3 Cotonou Anchorage.
11 staff participants are stated to be secured the castle, while 8 are being imprisoned exterior.
Nationalities of staff participants are stated to be Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian as well as Filipino.
Recent information suggested that Nigerian Naval Special Boat was sent off with workers to deal with the circumstance aboard the Portuguese flagged vessel.
According to Equasis data source, the 2014-built containership is taken care of Transeste Schiffahrt in Germany, as well as possessed Woollerton Shipping.