Pirates abduct 19 crew members, including 18 Indians and a Turk from crude oil tanker near Nigeria; seven people still on vessel
• 5 years agoThe 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
Oil tanker hijacked by pirates near West Africa rescued after four days; all 22 Indian crew members safe
• 7 years agoAn oil tanker with 22 Indians on board that went missing off the coast of Benin in West Africa on 1 February has been found, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.
Indian mission in Nigeria monitoring case of missing merchant vessel carrying 22 Indians, says MEA
• 7 years agoIndian mission in Abuja is in touch with authorities in Nigeria and Benin about a ship carrying 22 Indians believed to have gone missing in Gulf of Guinea
Two Indians among six kidnapped off Nigerian coast
Fp Archives • 12 years agoGunmen attacked a vessel off southern Nigeria and kidnapped six foreigners on board, including three Ukrainians, two Indians and a Russian, police said Wednesday.