13 crew kidnapped from tanker off Benin

The 2007-built 11,300 dwt chemical tanker was attacked by pirates off the coast of Benin in West Africa on July 17. According to the ship’s manager Alison Management, 13 out of 19 Ukrainian and Russian crewmembers onboard the vessel have been taken hostage by the pirates. The ship was adrift with limited manpower following the …

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