Hijacked ship with 23 Indian sailors rescued

September 05, 2012 21:45

All 23 Indian sailors aboard an oil tanker were safe on Wednesday after the Nigerian navy rescued their vessel that was hijacked briefly by pirates off the coast of southern Nigeria.

In the third such attack in over two weeks in the Gulf of Guinea, the Singapore-owned vessel, MT Abu Dhabi Star, was taken over by pirates last night when it was sailing towards the open sea.

International Maritime Bureau (IMB) officials said the vessel was carrying fuel.

A Nigerian Navy vessel, which had rushed towards the ship soon after receiving distress signals, pulled along the MT Abu Dhabi Star this afternoon and took control of the vessel, Pioneer Ship Management Services LLC spokesman Pat Adamson said.

Navy spokesman Kabir Aliyu told the BBC that the crew was safe, and the hijackers had fled the vessel.

He said the ship was being escorted into the country's biggest port of Lagos.

Adamson said the ship's 23 Indian sailors were unharmed.

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