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Ship attacked in Gulf of Guinea, probably boarded

Ship attacked in Gulf of Guinea, probably boarded
Mikhail Voytenko May 20, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/05/20/ship-attacked-in-gulf-of-guin...

Cargo ship was attacked in Gulf of Guinea SSW of Bonny, Nigeria, at around 1600 UTC May 20. The ship wasn’t identified in piracy alert message, but according to tracks, positions and time, attacked ship is highly likely, Polish general cargo ship ESL AUSTRALIA, en route from Takoradi Ghana to Douala Cameroon. As of 1700 UTC May 20, the ship was either disabled and drifting, or proceeding at slow speed. Usually it means, that pirates boarded the ship and took her under control. No other information available at the moment.
General cargo ship ESL AUSTRALIA, IMO 9365661, dwt 17356, built 2007, flag Cyprus, manager EUROAFRICA LINIE SP Z OO.