Georgian sailor taken hostage by pirates in Africa released
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Georgian sailor Otar Vardidze, who was kidnapped with three foreign crew members by pirates from Greek-flagged tanker in the Africa’s Port of Lome, Togo Terminal on November 4 has been released today, Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
One sailor who was from the Republic of Philippines has died, reports the ship-owner company, European Product Carriers.
The company says the death reason was illness, not violence.
Two out of the kidnapped sailors, who are from The Republic of Philippines and Greece have been also released today.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has responded to a briefing of the family members of two Georgian sailors who have been unable to leave Libya for two months, saying that the restriction is related to legal procedures and the death of another Georgian sailor back in January.
The Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia reports that 22-year-old Davit Razmadze, a Georgian sailor who disappeared from a ship in Libya on 7 January 2019, has been found dead. Director of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia Tamar Ioseliani says his body has been identified.
Libyan law enforcers have allowed two Georgian sailors, Raul Takidze and Manuchar Kekelidze, to return to their homeland after a three-month exit ban related to the controversial death of another sailor David Razmadze back in January 2019 in the Libyan port of Misrata.
The lives and health of the sailors are not in danger and their condition is satisfactory, says Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and announces that the ship is on its way to the port of Lome in the republic of Togo.
Pirates have kidnapped four Georgian sailors from Libyan-flagged tanker in Lagos, the city in Africa, reports the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia.
Four Georgian sailors, who have been kidnapped by pirates from the Libyan-flagged tanker in the Nigerian city of Lagos in late February, have been released. The Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia announced late on Friday that all of the four individuals will be back to Georgia in near future.
Four Georgian sailors who have been kidnapped by pirates from the Libyan-flagged tanker in the Nigerian city of Lagos in late February have returned to Georgia 15 days after being kidnapped.
Pirates have kidnapped nine Georgian sailors from a Panama-flagged tanker in the waters of the African country of Nigeria. The Georgian Maritime Transport Agency said the pirates have kidnapped a total of ten sailors including Georgian citizens on April 30.
Nine Georgian sailors who have been kidnapped by pirates from a ship flying the Panamese flag in Nigeria have been released and will return to their homeland in several days. Tamar Ioseliani, head of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, said that a special flight will be carried out to bring the sailors back home.