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Seven crew members abducted from the 'Pacific Warden' onNov 20 while it was supporting ExxonMobil on the Zafiro field off Equatorial Guinea over a month ago are home after being released. When the vessel was attacked, there were 15 crew members on board, comprising of crew members from South Africa, Cameroon, Serbia and the Philippines. The other eight were unharmed and were taken to shore shortly after the incident. On their release, after 31 days in captivity, the crew were met by senior representatives from SPO. Immediate medical checks and other necessary arrangements were organised and all have now returned to their home countries The 'Pacific Warden' was supporting offshore field operations in Equatorial Guinea for ExxonMobil. The vessel had left the oilfield of Zafiro, 12 nautical miles off the coast, and was heading to Luba, a port town on the southern island of Bioko, when it was attacked.

The 'Pacific Warden' was attacked by pirates on Nov 20, 2019, at 04.20 a.m. in pos. 03 46N 008 14E in the Gulf of Guinea 35 miles west of Malabo. Seven of the 15 crew members were kidnapped, the eight others managed to hide inside the ship’s compartments and avoided getting captured. The crew included South African, Cameroon, Philippines and Serbia nationalities. The ship moved to Malabo and remained at Malabo as of Nov 22.