more-inA fuel tanker with several international crew members including 22 Indian sailors, has been missing for the past two days near West Africa, the ship's owners have announced. The tanker, loaded with around 13,500 tonnes of gasoline, was last contacted off the coast of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea. “We regret to announce that contact has been lost with the AE-managed MT Marine Express while at Cotonou, Benin. Our top priority is the safety of the crew, whose families have been contacted,” the management said in a message on social media. The region near Benin, especially the Gulf of Guinea, is known to be pirate-infested, and several ships have been targeted.

Source: The Hindu February 03, 2018 18:11 UTC