File of programs the MV MarMalaita. Photo politeness MarineTraffic.com

Pirates abducted 8 team participants from a basic freight ship off the coastline of Cameroon in West Africa.

The vessel’s Hamburg, Germany- based shipowner, MC-Schiffahrt, validated the event in a statement uploaded to its internet site. The business stated its MV MarMalaita was assaulted Thursday, August 14, in between 23.00 h as well as 24.00 h regional time at the Douala anchorage in Cameroon.

Pirates boarded the ship as well as abducted 8 of the vessel’s 12 crewmembers.

“We have assembled our emergency response team and are doing utmost to deal with the case, in cooperation with all relevant authorities and crew managers,” the declaration stated.

“Our thoughts reach out to the concerned families, and we will take all efforts to support and assist them until their seafarers safely return back home. All respective authorities have been informed accordingly and we will fully cooperate with them until the case is resolved,” the declaration included.

The 142-meter MV MarMalaita is flagged inAntigua Barbuda AIS ship monitoring information reveals the vessel came to the Douala anchorage on Wednesday.