The merchant vessel believed to have been hijacked by pirates some 72 nautical miles off the coast of Cotonou, Benin, could be the 1991-built reefer ship MV Saronic Breeze.

In a social media post published today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said that ”MV Saronic Breeze with 18 Russians and two Ukrainians on board was reportedly hijacked near Benin on November 29”.

 

#Zakharova: MV Saronic Breeze with 18 Russians and two Ukrainians on board was reportedly hijacked near #Benin on November 29 pic.twitter.com/R4zLtHBmum

— MFA Russia