The master and engineer have been snatchedfrom an Agip tug off Peter’s Town in Bayelsa state on Saturday evening,numerous reports have said.

Militant group Movement for theEmancipation of the Niger Delta has claimed responsibility for the attack thatis said to have involved seven armed bandits.

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’sPiracy Reporting Centre said on Monday that a tanker that was hijackedoffAngola on 18 June has been released.

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