"/>

国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

India in touch with Nigeria, Benin as fears of ship hijack loom large
Source: Xinhua   2018-02-04 13:09:22

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- India has said it's in touch with Nigeria and Benin, and also set up a 24-hour helpline in Abuja in the wake of fears of hijack of an Indian ship with 22 of its nationals on board.

The ship has been missing in sea off West Africa coast for over 60 hours.

"A merchant vessel Marine Express (oil tanker), owned by Mumbai-based Anglo Eastern shipping company with 22 Indian nationals onboard, is presumably missing off the coast of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted Saturday night.

"Our Mission in Abuja (Nigeria) is in touch with the authorities in Benin and Nigeria for their help in locating the ship and is constantly monitoring the situation. A 24-hour helpline number set up by the Embassy," he added.

Another official has said that the Ministry of Shipping has also contacted its counterparts in Nigeria and Benin to help locate the missing vessel. "But nothing is known at this point of time," he added.

The Panama-registered vessel tanker vessel, owned by Mumbai-based Anglo Eastern shipping company, has been carrying gasoline worth nearly 8 million U.S. dollars when it lost contact some three days back.

Anglo Eastern Ship Management has said that the crew's safety is its top priority.

"We regret that contact has been lost with the AE-managed MT Marine Express while at Cotonou, Benin. Last contact was at 03:30 UTC, Feb 1. Authorities have been alerted and are responding," the company tweeted.

The region near Benin, especially the Gulf of Guinea, is known to be pirate-infested, and several ships have been targeted. In January, another ship went missing off the coast of Benin and two days later, it was confirmed to have been hijacked.

Editor: Liangyu
Related News
Xinhuanet

India in touch with Nigeria, Benin as fears of ship hijack loom large

Source: Xinhua 2018-02-04 13:09:22
[Editor: huaxia]

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- India has said it's in touch with Nigeria and Benin, and also set up a 24-hour helpline in Abuja in the wake of fears of hijack of an Indian ship with 22 of its nationals on board.

The ship has been missing in sea off West Africa coast for over 60 hours.

"A merchant vessel Marine Express (oil tanker), owned by Mumbai-based Anglo Eastern shipping company with 22 Indian nationals onboard, is presumably missing off the coast of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted Saturday night.

"Our Mission in Abuja (Nigeria) is in touch with the authorities in Benin and Nigeria for their help in locating the ship and is constantly monitoring the situation. A 24-hour helpline number set up by the Embassy," he added.

Another official has said that the Ministry of Shipping has also contacted its counterparts in Nigeria and Benin to help locate the missing vessel. "But nothing is known at this point of time," he added.

The Panama-registered vessel tanker vessel, owned by Mumbai-based Anglo Eastern shipping company, has been carrying gasoline worth nearly 8 million U.S. dollars when it lost contact some three days back.

Anglo Eastern Ship Management has said that the crew's safety is its top priority.

"We regret that contact has been lost with the AE-managed MT Marine Express while at Cotonou, Benin. Last contact was at 03:30 UTC, Feb 1. Authorities have been alerted and are responding," the company tweeted.

The region near Benin, especially the Gulf of Guinea, is known to be pirate-infested, and several ships have been targeted. In January, another ship went missing off the coast of Benin and two days later, it was confirmed to have been hijacked.

[Editor: huaxia]
010020070750000000000000011100001369481841
主站蜘蛛池模板: 大同市| 大石桥市| 新和县| 辰溪县| 永靖县| 濉溪县| 乌审旗| 淮南市| 韩城市| 武胜县| 确山县| 当阳市| 图木舒克市| 北宁市| 南投县| 焉耆| 武穴市| 阜新| 江城| 武夷山市| 越西县| 柳河县| 将乐县| 班玛县| 贺兰县| 黄平县| 张家川| 饶平县| 察隅县| 腾冲县| 宾川县| 开江县| 旌德县| 乌拉特中旗| 秭归县| 马关县| 泸西县| 财经| 小金县| 留坝县| 巴彦淖尔市|