The container ship rescued by Russian marines in the Gulf of Guinea on October 25 had a crew of 22, according to Captain 1st Rank Stanislav Varik, Commander of the Russian Northern Fleet’s Naval Taskforce. The Panama-flagged container ship Lucia, heading from Togo to Cameroon, was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, according … Continue reading Russian destroyer intervenes pirate attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Guinea