--- title: Pirates Threaten To Kill Russian Sailors Abducted Near Equatorial Guinea description: Pirates are threatening to kill the three Russian sailors of Crimean origin who were abducted off the coast of Equatorial Guinea if ransom is not provided. image: https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/pic_1600438538.jpg --- ###### 3 min read # Pirates Threaten To Kill Russian Sailors Abducted Near Equatorial Guinea By: [ Dryad Global ](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/author/dryad-global) on September 20, 2020 at 7:25 PM [Maritime Security](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/maritime-security) [gulf of guinea](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/gulf-of-guinea) [West Africa](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/west-africa) [crimea](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/crimea) [pirates](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/pirates) [russia](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/russia) [equatorial guinea](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/archive/tag/equatorial-guinea) - [**](https://twitter.com/GlobalDryad) - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dryad-global/) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZSIjPkeq7iDcsj4r9TF9mg?sub_confirmation=1) ![Featured Image](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hubfs/pic_1600438538.jpg) **Pirates are threatening to kill the three Russian sailors of Crimean origin who were abducted off the coast of Equatorial Guinea if ransom is not paid, according to Alexander Molokhov, the head of a working group on international legal issues in Crimea.** On [May ](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/may.html)10, Dryad Global, a [company](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/company.html) specialising in maritime security said that as a [result](https://www.urdupoint.com/education/results.html) of pirate attacks on two vessels in the port of [Luba](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/luba.html) in the Gulf of [Guinea](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/guinea.html), several [Russian](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/russia.html) and Ukrainian nationals were abducted and possibly [injured](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/injured.html). The [Russian](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/russia.html) embassy in [Cameroon](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/cameroon.html) later confirmed that pirates kidnapped two [Russian](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/russia.html) nationals [from](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/from.html) the [Djibloho research vessel and one from the Rio Mitong cargo vessel](https://dryadglobal.com/illegal-boarding-possible-kidnapping-luba-anchorage/) off the coast of [Equatorial Guinea](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/equatorial-guinea.html). ![Gulf of Guinea piracy](https://channel16.dryadglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gulf%20of%20Guinea%20piracy.jpg?width=300&name=Gulf%20of%20Guinea%20piracy.jpg) "Relatives have said that the pirates contacted them and warned them that they would start killing the abducted sailors one by one if the [company](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/company.html) did not provide a ransom. The sailors have been in captivity for four months. The first attempt to transfer the ransom in the summer failed," Molokhov said. [The Gulf of ](https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-southchinasea-indonesia-china-idUKKBN2660WM)[Guinea](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/guinea.html) is [Africa](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/africa.html)'s most economically active and oil-rich region. Pirate activity in the region has increased in recent years, prompting [Nigeria](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/nigeria.html), [Ghana](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/latest-news/ghana.html) and other surrounding regions to set up a naval coordination operation to combat the phenomenon. *[Source: Urdu Point](https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/pirates-threatening-to-kill-russian-sailors-a-1033486.html)* ***Need to stay up to date with maritime security and port news from West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea? 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