Suspected pirates abducted twelve team participants from a Dutch freight ship off the coastline of Nigeria on Saturday, the ship supervisor verified on Sunday.

The assault took place very early Saturday early morning as the vessel was nearing port of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

The ship proprietor, ForestWave Navigation, verified Monday that 12 of 14 team participants aboard their basic freight ship FWN Rapide were drawn from the vessel. The 2 continuing to be team participants are reported secure.

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Following the assault, the vessel was relocated to a secure place.

“ForestWave would like to stress its main priority is to establish contact with the missing seafarers and secure their earliest and secure return. The company’s Emergency Response team is working around the clock and is liaising with the local and international authorities. ForestWave together with its local organisations are in close contact with the families of the valued seafarers to support them in these difficult times,” the firm claimed in a declaration.

ForestWave likewise complimented both team participants for their “courageous and professional handling” of the event, attributing them with relocating the ship to a secure place after the assault.

In an earlier declaration, ForestWave claimed it has actually turned on an emergency situation action group and also they are keeping track of the circumstance exceptionally very closely.

“We are currently in close contact with the authorities and taking professional advice in order to secure the earliest release of those that are currently being held,” ForestWave claimed. “Together with our local representatives in the countries of origin of our valued seafarers we are keeping the families of the FWN Rapide crew informed about the situation.”

“ForestWave will not be providing any further information in order not to jeopardise the safety of those involved,” the firm included.

AIS ship monitoring information revealed the FWN Rapide as cruising from Takoradi, Ghana to Bonny, Nigeria when the assault happened.