Pirates from Somalia struck again on Sunday by hijacking a Turkish-owned oil tanker ship off
the western Africa coast.
The Malta-flagged tanker vessel, MV Cotton, with its crew of 20 Indian seafarers, was attacked
near Port Gentil in Gabon. An official of the Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed the accident.
According to the information 6 of the kidnapped seafarers are natives of Kolkata.
Captain Shishir Wahi, 54-year-old, took over the tanker ship’s command on 12th of July. “My
father flew from Kolkata on 5th of July. We got confirmation about the hijacking from the
shipping agencies around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday,” told the daughter of Wahi, Richa. “My father
called us on Sunday. But late in the evening, I received an e-mail from my father stating that
there had been a communication failure that would be rectified soon,” she said in addition.
Wahi's daughter, Richa added that there has been no news on the seafarers’ whereabouts.
“The Somali pirates haven't made any ransom demand from the shipping company,” she told.
Owners of the hijacked tanker ship MV Cotton lost contact with the seafarers onboard late on
Sunday. At the time of going to press, neither defence authorities nor the director-general of
shipping could share information about the pirate attack.
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