“According to our information, the state of health of Russians is satisfactory. There is an agreement that they will be given medications against malaria, ”TASS reports.
As specified in the diplomatic mission, the captured Russians held the positions of captain, senior assistant and senior mechanic.
The attack on the cargo ship Marmalaita became known on August 15. The pirates abducted eight people, including three Russians, a Ukrainian, and four Filipinos.
As suggested at the Russian embassy in Cameroon, Nigerian pirates could attack the Marmalaita ship.