A Greek tanker owner has had to fend off a second attack by West African pirates in less than two days.

Piracy reporting bodies said the Marshall Islands-flagged 52,000-dwt MR ship Jane (built 2008) was approached by armed men in a single skiff in the early hours of Wednesday.

The incident took place while the tanker was 70 nautical miles (130 km) south east of Cotonou in Benin.