Breiz-Klipper

Two Russian sailors from the ship "Breiz Clipper" who were released in the evening of MAr 23, 2012, from pirate captivity, on Mar 26 returned to Moscow. They soon will fly to Vladivostok, where they are from. They were captured along with a Philippine crewman by pirates in Nigeria on February 28 during an armed raid on the ship.

Nigerian pirates released on March 23 2012 three crew of the reefer Breiz Klipper, among them 2 Russians, master and chief engineer, and a Philippine, said Russian Ambassador in Nigeria. Details of the release remain unknown, talks with pirates were held through negotiator. They’ve been hijacked on Feb 28 on Port Harkourt road. Pirates opened fire on a vessel during an attack, kidnapping the captain and chief engineer and robbing the crew before escaping. One crew member reported missing and another injured. Maritime Bulletin http://www.odin.tc

A group of about eight pirates armed with guns at about 1500 GMT Feb 28 attacked a Dutch-owned, Curaçao-flagged refrigerated cargo ship that was anchored near the coast of Nigeria, report world media citing IMB, which of course didn’t reveal vessel’s name and place of attack. Pirates opened fire on a vessel during an attack, kidnapping the captain and chief engineer and robbing the crew before escaping. One crew member reported missing and another injured. The pirates attacked reefer Breiz Klipper, not reefer Nova Zeelandia. Maritime Bulletin