The Greek operator of a tanker hijacked over the weekend from the waters around the Ivory Coast said Tuesday that the vessel had been released and all crew members were safe.
The Greek operator of a
tanker hijacked over the weekend from the waters around the
Ivory Coast
said Tuesday that the vessel had been released and all crew members
were safe.
Grace Management SA, the ship's Athens-based managing company, said it had
received word from the ship's master that the pirates had released the tanker
earlier Tuesday.
The Bahamas-flagged "Orfeas" tanker disappeared from its anchorage
off
Abidjan
along with its 24 crew members and cargo of over 32,000 metric tons of
gasoline in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The waters of the
Gulf
of
Guinea
near the
Ivory Coast
have become increasingly dangerous in the past year, with piracy
attacks becoming more frequent.
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