A Greek-operated gasoline tanker went missing along with its crew and cargo from the waters around Ivory Coast over the weekend, the vessel's Greek manager said Monday.
A Greek-operated gasoline tanker went missing along with its crew and
cargo from the waters around
Ivory
Coast
over the weekend, the
vessel's Greek manager said Monday.
The Orfeas was anchored off Abidjan, the main port of Ivory Coast, when it
sailed south in the early hours of Saturday morning "without orders or
explanation," Grace Management SA said in a statement, adding that the
ship's last known position indicated it was heading towards Lagos in Nigeria.
The ship had two Greek and 22 Filipino crew members and was carrying just over
32,000 metric tons of gasoline for discharge at
Abidjan
.
"The managers have been trying to contact Orfeas continuously,
unfortunately without result," Grace Management said, adding it had
requested assistance from all relevant authorities and neighboring countries.
The waters of the
Gulf
of
Guinea
near
Ivory
Coast
have become increasingly
dangerous in the past year, with piracy attacks becoming more frequent.
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