The life of sailors from the BBC Caribbean ship captured by pirates in Nigeria is not in danger, the consulate department of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported.

"The state of captured sailors from the BBC Caribbean ship is satisfactory, and there is no danger to their lives and health," the consulate department said on Twitter on Saturday.

As reported, on February 8 the Russian Embassy in Nigeria reported that pirates captured seven Russian sailors and one Ukrainian sailor: the BBC Caribbean cargo vessel was attacked in the territorial waters of Nigeria by pirates. Seven Russian citizens and one Ukrainian citizen from the vessel were captured.

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