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title: Kidnapping of Crew - 153nm SW Cotonou
description: Reporting indicates that the general cargo vessel KOTA BUDI was boarded by heavily armed men resulting in the kidnap of 5 crew.
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# Kidnapping of Crew - 153nm SW Cotonou

By: [ Dryad Global ](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/author/dryad-global) on  July 3, 2020 at 8:21 AM

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