General cargo ship attacked, Gulf of Guinea UPDATE 10 crew kidnapped

Capt. John

1600 UTC UPDATE: 10 crew reported kidnapped.

Cargo ship was attacked at around 1300 UTC Nov 26 in Nigerian waters, Gulf of Guinea, some 10 nm off Bayelsa State coast. Understood it’s general cargo ship MILAN, en route from Koko Nigeria to Douala Cameroon, ETA Nov 27. The ship stopped and started to drift at night Nov 25, reason unknown. She drifted to a position where she was attacked and understood, boarded. AIS signal was missing from 1204 UTC Nov 26 until 1410 UTC Nov 26, when signal...

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