MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: An oil tanker with 22 Indians on board has gone missing in the piracy-plagued waters off the Benin coast in the Gulf of Guinea near West Africa, the Directorate General of Shipping said today.
No contact has been established with the vessel so far and there have been no reports of a ransom call, it said.
“The region has a history of piracy and it may be a case of suspected piracy. All communication with the vessel has been lost, and right now we do not know if a ransom call has been made,” an official of the Directorate General of Shipping said.
The ship has gone mission less than a month after another vessel ‘MT Barret’ had gone missing off the coast of Benin in January and was later confirmed to have been hijacked.
The crew of 22, most of whom were Indians, were reportedly released after the ransom was paid. (AGENCIES)
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