https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Twelve crew members of a Swiss ship seized off Nigeria last month have been freed, Swiss judicial officials said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181029/crew-of-swiss-ship-freed-after-kidnapping-off-nigeria Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:59:21 +0100 crew-of-swiss-ship-freed-after-kidnapping-off-nigeria Nigerian authorities on Monday said they were working to find and free 12 crew members of a Swiss-registered cargo ship who were kidnapped by sea pirates at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180924/nigeria-vows-to-free-sailors-from-swiss-pirate-attack-ship Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:55:24 +0200 nigeria-vows-to-free-sailors-from-swiss-pirate-attack-ship A gang of pirates took hostage 12 crew members from a Swiss cargo ship they attacked in Nigerian waters, the vessel's operator has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180924/pirates-kidnap-12-on-swiss-cargo-ship-off-nigeria Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:54:37 +0200 pirates-kidnap-12-on-swiss-cargo-ship-off-nigeria