Pirates kill one, abduct 15 from vessel heading to Cape Town from LagosSuspected pirates at the weekend killed a crew member of the Liberian flagged vessel, MV Mozart while taking away 15 other crew members after the vessel left Lagos for Cape Town. According to the advisory notice, “MDAT GoG reporting indicates that the Liberian flagged container ship MV MOZART had been boarded approximately 98 nautical miles North West of Sao Tome while transiting from Lagos to Cape Town. “Findings indicated that the citadel was breached and 15 crew were taken with one crew member killed (nationality of crew member not confirmed) while three crew members were left on board the Mozart“This incident is an exceptional incident for both its severity and distance from shore. This is the furthers offshore incident recorded in West Africa. According to data sourced from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the last time Nigeria recorded more deaths than last week was the 78 deaths reported in the 30th week of the pandemic (July 19 – July 25)…Pirates kill one, abduct 15 from vessel heading to Cape Town from Lagos

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 24, 2021 16:17 UTC