Hostages freed

on December 19, 2018

Crew kidnapped on October 27th.

Abducted Boxship Crewmembers Released by Nigerian Pirates

Eight Polish crewmembers from the container ship Pomerania Sky have been released by their captors, two months after they were kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria.

Poland’s foreign ministry thanked the shipowner and its partners for “their professional handling of this difficult matter.” It also expressed gratitude to the Nigerian government.

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Source: maritime-executive.com

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