Three Russian nationals have been kidnapped by pirates off Cameroon's coast, and Russian diplomats are making effort to enable their release, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th August, 2019) Three Russian nationals have been kidnapped by pirates off Cameroon's coast, and Russian diplomats are making effort to enable their release, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
According to the ministry, pirates attacked on Thursday Dutch shipowner Ultrabulk's cargo vessel Marmalaita, sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda, near Cameroon's Douala port. The ministry added, citing Marlow Navigation Russia company, that the pirates kidnapped eight crew members, including three Russian nationals.
"According to reports by the Russian Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroonian authorities and representatives of the shipowner are making steps to establish the circumstances of the incident. Russian diplomats are cooperating actively with competent Cameroonian agencies and shipowners to promote urgent release of the Russian nationals," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
