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Daily Mirror
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Ryan Fahey

Pirates hijack ship as terrified crew flee and communication with vessel is lost

Pirates have attacked and boarded a Danish-owned ship in the Gulf of Guinea.

The 16 terrified sailors on board the Monjasa Reformer ship rushed to a safe room to escape the pirates, according to a spokesperson for the shipping company.

The Monjasa - a chemical and oil tanker - was carrying the Liberian flag at the time of the attack. It was operated by a Dubai-based firm called Montec Ship Management, which is owned by a Danish business.

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