M/V Bonita Image: JJ Ugland
Pirates abducted 9 team participants from the 58,105 dwt JJ Ugland had bulker Bonita at an early stage Saturday when the vessel went to support of Cotonou, the biggest port in Benin.
According to Grimstad, Norway, headquartered Ugland, the continuing to be team alerted neighborhood authorities as well as the vessel consequently anchored in Cotonou.
The Norwegian flagged vessel was bring plaster.
This newest event highlights the threats dealing with delivery in the Gulf of Guinea.
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The area represent 86% of team hijacked as well as almost 82% of team kidnappings around the world, according to one of the most current quarterly piracy record from the International Maritime Bureau.
“Although incidents are down, the Gulf of Guinea continues to be a concern for piracy and armed robbery-related activities with kidnappings of crew members increasing in both scale and frequency,” statedInternational Maritime Bureau Director Pottengal Mukundan “It is important that shipmasters and owners continue to report all actual, attempted, and suspected incidents to ensure that an accurate picture of these attacks emerge and action is taken against these criminals before the incidents further escalate.”
