Pirates hijack Chevron ship off Nigeria
Pirates have hijacked an oil supply ship working with Chevron Corp. off Nigeria and took three people hostage, the company said Friday.
A group of eight armed pirates boarded the vessel on Thursday night, attacking the crew and taking three people hostage, the company said in a statement.
The vessel, the MV C-Endeavour, belongs to U.S. firm Chouest.
The attack was the second by gunmen on Chevron-contracted vessels off the coast of the Nigerian coast in a month. The frequent attacks on ships by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea pose increasing threat to security in the region as a trade hub.
Editor: yan
English.news.cn 2011-11-19 05:11:10 FeedbackPrintRSS
LAGOS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua)
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