Turkey seeks survivors after Pirate attack off Nigeria’s Coast

According to President Tayyip Erdogan's office and Turkish state media, Turkey on Sunday sought to rescue three surviving members of a cargo ship after pirates attacked it off the coast of Nigeria, killing one and kidnapping 15. 

Erdogan had two telephone calls with one of the ship's captains heading for Gabon, and he "instructed all officials on the rescue of abducted ship personnel," the Turkish presidency said.

Turkey’s state-run Anadolu agency said one crew member was killed and 15 kidnapped by pirates from the ship that had a full crew of 19. The vessel, called Mozart, was headed to Cape Town from Lagos, it said.

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Anadolu cited Istanbul-based Boden company saying the owners and operators of the vessel were abducted at gunpoint in the Gulf of Guinea.