Displaying items by tag: piracy

The Greek ship Minerva Virgo, owned by Andreas Martinis, was attacked by pirates on Thursday afternoon in the sea area between Nigeria and Benin.

The eight crew-members of the Greek-flagged tanker "Happy Lady", among them five Greek nationals, that had been taken by pirates in an attack near the coast of Cameroon were released on Wednesday.

Pirates proceeded to kidnapping eight sailors, including five Greeks, from the Greek tanker "HAPPY LADY", which was moored 2 nm from the port "LIMBOH" in Cameroon, following an attack this morning.