Oil tanker attacked by pirates off W. Africa

COTONOU

Initial reports suggested the captain of the Monrovia-flagged Cancale Star had been killed and his first officer seriously wounded when pirates boarded the vessel 18 nautical miles off the Benin coast.

However, Ahoyo said the captain, a Lithuanian, was unharmed.

He said the 230-metre (750-feet) long tanker was attacked overnight Monday.

AFP