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Pirates Board Ship, Abduct 11 Crew Off Nigeria, Reuters Says

Pirates Board Ship, Abduct 11 Crew Off Nigeria, Reuters Says

(Bloomberg) -- Pirates boarded a container ship off the coast of Nigeria and abducted 11 crew members including eight from Poland, Reuters reported, citing a shipping company statement.

Nine other crew were unharmed during the attack Saturday on the MV Pomerania Sky, which was bound for the Nigerian port of Onne, according to the news agency.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sophie Mongalvy in Lagos at smongalvy@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Antony Sguazzin at asguazzin@bloomberg.net, Paul Richardson

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