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Cameroon oil ship's crew abducted Cameroon oil vessel's crew seized
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Pirates have boarded an oil ship and kidnapped 10 crew members off the West African state of Cameroon. Armed pirates in speed boats have boarded an oil vessel and kidnapped 10 crew members off the West African state of Cameroon.
The ship's owners said those taken hostage were seven French nationals, two Cameroonians and a Tunisian. The vessel's owners said those taken hostage were seven French nationals, two Cameroonians and a Tunisian.
The pirates attacked the vessel at an oilfield near the Cameroonian coast in the Gulf of Guinea. The pirates attacked the boat at an oilfield near the Cameroonian coast in the Gulf of Guinea.
There have been a number of attacks against oil installations in Gulf of Guinea states over the past year.There have been a number of attacks against oil installations in Gulf of Guinea states over the past year.
The vessel, the Bourbon Sagitta, is owned by the French maritime services company Bourbon.
A company spokesperson said armed hijackers had boarded the vessel from three speed boats around midnight.
Five crew members stayed aboard the vessel, and neither the crew members who were seized nor those who stayed on board had been injured, Bourbon said.