At least six crew members of a fishing vessel were abducted by an unidentified armed group off the coast of Benin in West Africa, writes Erofey Schkvarkin for Maritime Bulletin.
Pirates onboard vessel
The vessel was attacked some 80 nm south of Lagos, Gulf of Guinea, at around 1430 UTC Jun 24.
According to Dryad intelligence, purse seiner Panofi Frontier was attacked and boarded by armed pirates, 6 crew were kidnapped, including 5 Korean and 1 Ghanaian nationalities.
Seiner steamed due south and as if 1800 UTC and continued sailing in the same direction.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Ghanaian-flagged Panofi Frontier on which at least 30 crew members were on board.
- South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said it was working to secure the release of its nationals.
Vessel Information
Purse seiner Panofi Frontier, IMO 8988806, dwt 2006, built 1987, flag Ghana.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
