Offshore supply tug PACIFIC WARDEN was attacked by pirates on Nov 20 at 0420 UTC in vicinity 03 46N 008 14E, Gulf of Guinea, some 35 nm W of Malabo, Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea. Out of 15 crew 7 were kidnapped, 8 managed to hide inside ship’s compartments and avoid captivity. Crew include South African, Cameroon, Philippines and Serbia nationalities. The ship moved to Malabo and remains at Malabo since Nov 21.