Turkish Sailors Kidnapped

Ten Turkish sailors were abducted from their ship by armed men off the coast of Nigeria on Monday, the co-partner of the shipping company, Ahmet Paksoy, told CNN. The ship, managed by the company Kadioglu Denizcilik, was raided by "pirates" who disrupted the vessel's electric system and abducted ten of the more senior crew members, including the first captain. The remaining 8 members of the crew managed to bring the ship to harbor in Ghana.Once the ship was in Ghanaian waters, Ghana's military escorted the ship. The company and the crew members who were not abducted are in contact with the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the Turkish National Intelligence Organization and Interpol. There has yet to be any contact about ransom from the attackers.