Five crew members have been kidnapped from a small tanker off the coast of Nigeria, according to unconfirmed reports.
The 6436-dwt Sampatiki (built 2008) is said to have reported via VHF that she has been attacked by pirates and hostages taken.
Details of the latest incident off Nigeria come in the latest report from UK-based independent security brokerage ASKET.
Some eight pirates are said to have attacked the ship on Saturday at 00:40 hrs in position 04’20”N, 005’10”E, some 30 miles from Bonga.
The
