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Friday, September 5, 2014
A petroleum tanker off the coast of Cote d’Ivoire was attacked and robbed by armed pirates according to a maritime agency and private security advisor. This attack comes just days after two failed attacks off the coast of Nigeria.
According to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a piracy watchdog, the attack occurred at 21:15 GMT on August 27 around 45 nautical miles southeast of Abidjan. “Twelve armed pirates with guns boarded a drifting product tanker. They took hostage all crew members, stole ship’s cash, crew cash and personal effects and escaped,” the IMB report stated.
The vessel’s navigation equipment was destroyed by the attackers but fortunately none of the crew members were injured.
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