Topic: Nigeria

Netherlands involved in paying ransom to pirates

In 2018, the Dutch government was closely involved in paying the equivalent of 280,000 euros in ransom money to Nigerian pirates who were holding the crew of a Dutch cargo ship hostage. This is evident...Read more

22-02-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Pirates release kidnapped crew of container ship Mozart

Pirates have released the Turkish crew of a ship they hijacked off the coast of Nigeria last month. The attack on the container ship Mozart in the Gulf of Guinea left one person dead, a...Read more

15-02-2021|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk

Two crew members kidnapped from Dutch ship off Nigeria

Two crew members of the Dutch reefer Water Phoenix were kidnapped by a group of pirates off the coast of Nigeria on 8 September. This has been reported by spokesman Cor Radings of the Groningen...Read more

09-09-2020|Comment|author: Mariska Buitendijk