HeadlinesMaritime Security & Law Again, Pirates kidnap Seven Russian Sailors in Gulf of Guinea By maritimemag July 23, 2020 ShareTweet 0 Peter Olaniyi | Pirates have again kidnapped seven Russian sailors from the crew of a ship in the Gulf of Guinea, the Russian Embassy in Nigeria said. The seven Russians were among 13 crew members pirates abducted from the Curacao Trader 210 miles off the coast of Benin last Friday, the embassy said on its official Twitter account, but did not provide further details. The shipping industry has warned in recent months about increased incidents of piracy and kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea, particularly around Nigeria. Pirates this month attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals © 2020, maritimemag. All rights reserved.