Container ship attacked in Gulf of Guinea in the morning Mar 31 while under way. Understood the ship increased speed, maybe did evasive maneuvering, and escaped pirates. Maybe there were armed guards on board, it’s yet unknown. Awaiting ship’s ID confirmation and additional information.
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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.