
03/11/2011 18:56
Pirates seize oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria
Pirates have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta and kidnapped the foreign crew, the Press Association reports.
The attack happened off the coast of Port Harcourt, security sources said.
An unknown number of foreign crew members remained held as the pirates offloaded the tanker's oil cargo.
The tanker was identified as the MT Halifax, a ship flagged out of Malta.