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Pirates abduct 19 crew members, including 18 Indians and a Turk from crude oil tanker near Nigeria; seven people still on vessel

Reuters • December 5, 2019, 18:38:05 IST
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The loaded vessel, the Nave Constellation, was attacked 77 nautical miles off Bonny island late on 3 December and the crew, 18 Indians and one Turk, were seized, the official said

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Pirates abduct 19 crew members, including 18 Indians and a Turk from crude oil tanker near Nigeria; seven people still on vessel

Athens: Pirates have kidnapped 19 crew members from a crude oil tanker off Nigeria, an official with the ship’s operator said on Thursday, in another sign of worsening piracy in the region. The loaded vessel, the Nave Constellation, was attacked 77 nautical miles off Bonny island late on 3 December and the crew, 18 Indians and one Turk, were seized, the official said. [caption id=“attachment_5728181” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Malta-flagged Iranian crude oil supertanker File image of oil tanker. Reuters[/caption] Another seven crew members remain on board the vessel. Neither the vessel nor the cargo was damaged, the official said. The shipping industry has warned in recent months about the increasing dangers faced by seafarers sailing through the Gulf of Guinea region, particularly around Nigeria, with a greater focus on kidnappings by pirate gangs. The International Maritime Bureau watchdog said in October the Gulf of Guinea accounted for more than four-fifths of crew kidnappings globally. Maritime security officials say over the past year there has been a growing shift by pirate gangs in the Gulf of Guinea and especially Nigeria towards kidnapping crews rather than stealing cargoes, aiming to extract ransom from ship owners for crews being held and subjected to violence. The Hong Kong-flagged supertanker, capable of carrying up to two million barrels of oil, is operated by Greek shipping company Navios Tankers Management. “We are doing everything necessary to make sure that the 19 crew members will return safe,” the official at Navios said, adding that their families have been informed. An Indian government source said its mission in Nigeria had taken up the matter of the kidnappings of the Nigerian government and security agencies. The vessel was carrying crude for Indian refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL.NS), a source at the company said. Nigerian Navy commander Kolawole Oguntuga said the vessel, which loaded Shell Bonny Light, was hijacked soon after leaving the terminal adding that the ship did not request a navy escort to provide them with adequate protection.

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