Pirates kidnap 2 Pinoy sailors, 2 others from oil tanker off Togo

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:59:01 +0000

A GREEK oil tanker Elka Aristotle is seen in Pireas, Greece April 4, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. (Reuters) 

Pirates attacked a Greek oil tanker off the coast of Togo on Monday and fled after taking four crew members as hostages, the West African nation’s navy and Greek authorities said, two days after a similar attack in the waters of neighboring Benin.

Of the missing crew members, two are Filipinos, one is Greek and one is Georgian, the navy said in a statement. One security guard was also shot and wounded in the attack, it said.

“Monday, 4th of November 2019, around 0300, the tanker boat Elka Aristotle  was attacked around 18 kilometers (11 miles) from the port of Lome by armed individuals,” the statement said.

The vessel’s manager, European Product
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