Tanker

Chemical tanker vessel hijacked in West Africa

A chemical tanker vessel owned by a British shipping company has been hijacked off the coast of West Africa. 20 crew members have allegedly been kidnapped.
En soldat patruljerer nær Abidjan i Vestafrika. Området har de seneste måneder var ramt af flere piratangreb. | Photo: Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
En soldat patruljerer nær Abidjan i Vestafrika. Området har de seneste måneder var ramt af flere piratangreb. | Photo: Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by CHRISTIAN CARLSEN

A chemical tanker ship managed by V.Ships and owned by a British shipping company has been hijacked off the coast of Togo in West Africa.

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