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Gulf of Guinea Pirates take 13 Russians, Ukrainians hostage in tanker attack

Moscow, Jul 18 (Sputnik) Pirates attacked a petrochemical tanker in the Gulf of Guinea Saturday and took 13 Russian and Ukrainian crew members hostage, media reported citing ship owners.
The Liberia-flagged Curacao Trader was approximately 210 nautical miles from Benin when it was attacked at 11:00 GMT, ship management company Alison Management Corporation said in a statement shared by Maritime Bulletin.
" [The] vessel was attacked by pirates approx. 210 miles off the coast of Benin at 1100 hrs local time on 17th July. 13 out of its 19 Ukranian and Russian crew members have been taken hostage by the pirates," the company said in a statement.
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