According to a representative of the Russian embassy, there were three Russians on the Rio Mitong ship, and contact with the pirates has not yet been established.
“On board were three citizens, an electrician, a Russian, was kidnapped. Two wounded are in the hospital, ”RIA Novosti quoted the diplomat as saying.
At the same time, two more Russian citizens were abducted by pirates from the ship Djibloho in the port of Luba.
All circumstances and identities of abducted citizens are ascertained by the competent authorities.
At the end of April, pirates attacked the container ship Tommi Ritscher in Benin, then they left the ship and took eight members of the crew hostage, including three Russian citizens.