Pirates Attack Oil Tanker in Gulf of Guinea - Maritime Security Company
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Tuesday, pirates attacked a Panama-flagged oil tanker, the Maria E, in the Gulf of Guinea, according to the Dryad Global maritime security portal.
According to the portal, the incident occurred at 12:22 GMT, 108 nautical miles northwest of Sao Tome.
The Maritime Bulletin portal notes that a Greek company, Lotus Shipping, owns the Panama-flagged vessel.
At the time of the attack, the fishing vessel Lianpengyu was nearby. It was seized by pirates on February 7 and has been under their control since that time, according to reports.