Two crew members have been seized after pirate groups boarded an LNG carrier and a tanker off West Africa.

The first incident involved Golar LNG Partners' 138,000-cbm Methane Princess (built 2003), which was attacked while at anchor off Malabo in Equatorial Guinea on 17 October.

The ship was at the Punta Europa anchorage after it finished loading operations when the raid took place, according to security consultancies Dryad Global and Ambrey.