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Maersk ship attempted boarded by pirates in Gulf of Guinea

Wednesday evening, pirates attempted to board container ship Maersk Cardiff in the Gulf of Guinea, but a guard vessel was called and the attack averted, confirms Maersk.
Photo: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Fabian Bimmer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by DAG HOLMSTAD

Wednesday evening at 8:30 PM local time pirates attempted to board container ship Maersk Cardiff while it was en route from Tema in Ghana to Cameroon, Maersk confirms to ShippingWatch.

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