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UPDATE 1-Hijacked Singapore-registered oil tanker recovered in Ivory Coast

Reuters SG
Updated ·1-min read

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ABIDJAN, April 15 (Reuters) - A hijacked Singapore-registered oil tanker has been recovered and escorted to Abidjan port in Ivory Coast on Saturday, five days after it was captured by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, the Ivorian military said.

On Tuesday, Singapore's port authority said the tanker had been

boarded

by "unidentified persons" about 300 nautical miles (555 km) off Ivory Coast with 20 crew of various nationalities aboard.

A search operation by Ivory Coast's navy backed by a French navy aircraft located the vessel on Saturday, Ivorian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lassina Doumbia said in a statement.

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"As for the crew, they are safe and sound," he said.

The Gulf of Guinea has become a hotspot for global piracy in recent years, although incidents have dwindled since 2021 as national authorities have stepped up security efforts, helped by foreign naval ships, according to the United Nations. (Reporting by Ange Aboa; writing by Alessandra Prentice; editing by Jason Neely)