Pirates have attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer.
Security sources say that both men are US citizens.
UK based security firm AKE and 2 security sources say the US-flagged C-retriever, owned by US Marine Transport Group, Edison Chouest offshore, was attacked in the early hours of yesterday.
In a separate incident, 3 Nigerian soldiers are reported to have been killed on Tuesday after armed robbers attacked a vessel, carrying construction workers in the creeks of Rivers State.
Maritime sources say that pirate attacks off Nigeria’s coast have jumped by a third this year, as ships passing through West-Africa’s gulf of Guinea, a major commodities route, have increasingly come under threat from gangs wanting to snatch cargoes and crews.
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