“At the beginning of December, pirates kidnapped nine crew members, including two Ukrainians, in the territorial waters of Equatorial Guinea. On December 25, they were released from captivity”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Thanks to the active efforts of the shipowner and his representatives, as well as the direct assistance of colleagues from the Embassy of Ukraine in Senegal, on December 25, 2025, nine sailors captured by pirates were released from captivity. Among them are two citizens of Ukraine,” the department of the consular service reported on Facebook.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled that on December 3, a ship flying the Portuguese flag was attacked by pirates in the territorial waters of Equatorial Guinea. Then the pirates kidnapped nine crew members, including two Ukrainians.