The Embassy confirmed that the coast of Benin seized six Russians
. All captured off the coast of Benin sailors are Russians, has informed the residence of the Ambassador of Russia in this country.
on the night of 2 January, pirates attacked the container ship MSC Mandy in the Gulf of Guinea.
the materials of the rescue coordination center of Rosmorrechflot, which is at the disposal of Last news , it was said that the cabin MSC Mandy under the flag of Panama were 24 members of the crew, and among them, 23 citizens of Russia and one citizen of Ukraine.
in the Russian Embassy in Benin reported that there were 26 people.
later the Maritime authorities of Georgia stated that the Inhabitants of the country in the cabin MSC Mandy was not.
The issue of the release of the kidnapped crew members are engaged in consular offices in Nigeria and Benin.
The captured sailors can release two to three weeks, says chief editor of " Maritime Bulletin ", a specialist in Maritime law, Mikhail Voitenko.
He said that kidnapping is not uncommon for this region, " This is business ", which, most likely, are Nigerian pirates.
"often taking hostages from organizations small, medium shipowners. When the narrative is on such a large-scale multinational organizations, it is important that the carrier was active diplomatically held dialogues. Then the release can occur for two to three weeks, " - said the Expert.
in contrast, Somali pirates, Nigerian closed and very stingy with the dissemination of information.
Typically, pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea occur a few times a year. If you have previously captured two or three people, now often take almost the entire crew.
specialist attributes This to lack permission to be in the cabin armed guards.
"It is a requirement of certain countries, as well as among them in practice all countries in West Africa, South Africa, India. The need for the UN to adopt a Convention that allows for the courts to keep private armed guards in dangerous navigation areas on certain conditions, " - said Voitenko.
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