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Sailors describe death threats and forest captivity

Sailors describe death threats and forest captivity

FIFTEEN Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey yesterday and the ship's captain described how they faced death threats and were held in a forest during their three-week ordeal. The sailors hugged relatives as they arrived before dawn at Istanbul Airport, where they were greeted by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and other officials, two days after news of their release in Nigeria emerged. "We were in a forest. There were tough conditions. There were constantly armed men at our side," Mustafa Kaya, captain of the ship "Mozart" from which the…
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Gulf of Guinea pirates in ransom talks

Gulf of Guinea pirates in ransom talks

PIRATES who kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish-crewed container ship in the Gulf of Guinea have made their first contact with the shipping company to discuss a ransom, Turkish state media has reported. "Communication has been established with crew members of the Mozart container ship," Istanbul-based Boden Shipping, which provides technical management services for the vessel, was quoted as saying by state-owned Anadolu news agency. "Information has been obtained that all 15 crew members are in good health, not wounded and together," it said. One sailor, an Azerbaijani citizen, was killed in the raid while those kidnapped are from Turkey,…
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