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Bulk Carrier
Around 157nm SSE of Accra
Boarded
14.01.2015: 2130 UTC: Posn: 03:24N – 001:21E, Around 157nm SSE of Accra, Ghana.
Eight heavily armed pirates boarded a drifting bulk carrier. They opened fire to intimidate the crew. The pirates destroyed the communication equipment, manhandled some crew members and stole crew and ship's properties. Before leaving the ship on 15 Jan at 0215 UTC, the crew were warned not to sail until sunrise.
Eight heavily armed pirates boarded a drifting bulk carrier. They opened fire to intimidate the crew. The pirates destroyed the communication equipment, manhandled some crew members and stole crew and ship's properties. Before leaving the ship on 15 Jan at 0215 UTC, the crew were warned not to sail until sunrise.
14-01-2015