Hijackings proliferate around West Africa

Hijackings proliferate around West Africa
Sam Chambers November 1st, 2018 https://splash247.com/hijackings-proliferate-around-west-africa/

Details are emerging of further West African hijackings, this time further south than other recent incidents.

The tanker Anuket Amber was bunkering LPG tanker BW Frigg on October 30 when pirates attacked both ships just off Pointe-Noire in the republic of Congo. While the BW ship was able to escape, the Anuket Amber was hijacked and its crew taken hostage.

On the same day in a similar area the offshore supply vessel Ark Tze was also taken by pirates and four crew kidnapped and transferred to the held Anuket Amber.

Pirate attacks in West Africa have soared in recent months, principally off Nigeria.