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In a shocking incident on November 21, 2018, the bulk carrier 'Beks Cenk' was violently boarded at Conakry anchorage, Guinea (coordinates 009°19'58" N, 013°44'03" W) by a group of eight armed robbers wielding guns and knives at approximately 3 a.m. The crew's security was severely compromised when the assailants took a duty able seaman hostage, threatening him with a knife to lead them to the ship's bridge. Once on board, they forcibly relocated both the 2nd Officer and the able seaman to the master's cabin where they assaulted the captain and menaced the 2nd Officer with a firearm. In a brazen act of theft, the robbers made off with cash from the ship's safe along with various personal items belonging to the crew. The hostages were held until the intruders withdrew from the vessel using boats that had been waiting nearby. Local authorities at Conakry port control were promptly notified of the alarming situation.