External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has addressed the situation regarding the abducted Indian sailors, stating that she is looking into their safe release and has taken up the matter with the Nigerian government.
This is not the first pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea this year. In January, the container ship MSC Mandy was assaulted off the coast of Cotonou, Benin, and six crew members were kidnapped by the attackers.