A cargo shop was attacked off the coast of Nigeria and pirates kidnapped five crew members. The vessel was the Barbuda-flagged MV City of Xiamen container ship operated by Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG.
A statement from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said 14 armed men attacked the container ship, breached its a strong room and took five men hostage. They also took the cash from the ship according to the IMB piracy report.
Pirates in a speed boat off Nigeria chased and fired upon another container ship on April 24 but the vessel increased speed and escaped, the IMB said.
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