“There is no life threat, this is a business, a ransom will be requested,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to him, the pirates began to expand their geography in the Gulf of Guinea. Fishov also believes that sailors were captured by Nigerian pirates.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a pirate attack on a cargo ship near the port of Douala, as a result of which three Russians were captured by unknown persons.