SA heroine captain foils Nigerian pirate mob
14 February 2016 - 02:03
A South African ship captain is being hailed as a heroine after she outsmarted a gang of pirates off the Nigerian coast Zetta Gous-Conradie was probably more accustomed to dodging seagulls than bullets on the bridge of her 195m container ship, Safmarine Kuramo.But she and her crew had to run for cover last Friday when pirates boarded the ship and opened fire on the bridge.
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