Kidnapped Polish seamen freed
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
08.12.2015 18:48
Five Polish sailors who were kidnapped by Nigerian pirates have been freed, the Foreign Ministry has said.
The Szafir container ship. Photo: PAP/Euroafrica Linie Żeglugowe
"I thank all of those who contributed to the Polish sailors being able to eventually get back to Poland,” Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło told a press conference on Tuesday.
Szydło spoke to the five members of the crew of the Szafir container ship over the phone.
“I am glad that you are safe and healthy,” she told them.
The ship was attacked by pirates off the Nigerian coast at the end of November with 16 crew on board. The pirates abducted five sailors, but the rest managed to hide on the ship. (rg)
Correction: An earlier story on thenews.pl had reported that the abducted crew were safe and sound. It was, in fact, the crew members who had not been abducted who were reported to be safe. The earlier story has been taken down.