CONAKRY, Sept 21 (Reuters)– Pirates stormed a container ship off the shore of Guinea on Wednesday, snatching cash and also several of its freight yet leaving the team unhurt, the federal government claimed.

They discharged weapons and also briefly held the team captive while they were robbery the ship called Wendok, Guinea federal government representative Albert Camara claimed by telephone.

He did not have information of the flag Wendok was flying under, the business running it, what its freight was neither the citizenships of the team.

He claimed that Guinea’s navy had actually looked out yet that the pirates had actually left prior to it can capture them.

Two protection resources validated the occurrence, yet similarly did not have additional information.

IMB Piracy Reporting Centre Statement:

21.09.2016: 0252 LT: Posn: 09:18.47 N– 013:45.51 W, Conakry Anchorage, Guinea.
Six burglars equipped with weapons boarded and also bombarded the task team onboard a secured container ship. Master turned on the SSAS alert, increased the alarm system and also secured the holiday accommodation. The burglars nevertheless, accessed right into the ship by damaging the bridge wing home windows. After taking the team captive the burglars robbed and also robbed every team cabin, took team individual possessions, ship’s money and also got away. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre communicated with the Guinea Navy that reacted and also boarded the ship. All team reported risk-free.

Security specialists course West Africa’s waters, specifically off Nigeria where a lot of the pirates come from, as several of the globe’s most unsafe, with assaulters typically targeting oil vessels in addition to captives to ransom money. (Reporting by Saliou Samb; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Louise Ireland)

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