Maersk Cardiff crew foil double pirate attack

The crew of the 4,496TEU Maersk Cardiff have twice thwarted pirate attacks on the vessel in the Gulf of Guinea, once at 8pm on 13 January and again at midnight of the same day, on both occasions the crew retreated to the citadel to await the arrival of the Nigerian security forces.

Dryad Global, security firm reported that all crew were safe and that the Nigerian security vessel is now along side the Maersk Cardiff with the security forces making certain that the pirates have left the vessel...

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