Thursday, October 18, 2012

Gunmen kidnap seven sailors off coast of Niger Delta


Gunmen attacked a ship operated by a French oil and gas Services Company off the coast of Nigerian’s oil-rich southern Delta, kidnapping six Russian sailors and an Estonian in the assault, the firm said Wednesday.
Paris-based bourbon SA offered only a tersely worded statement on its web-site about the attack on Monday near the Niger Delta, where the company works closely with oil companies like French firm total SA.
The gunmen apparently attacked the Bourbon Liberty 249, an anchor handling vessel, and sized the sailors before escaping, company said   

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