Another pirate attack has been thwarted off Nigeria.
Piracy reporting body Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG) said an unnamed vessel was boarded at 00:50 hours on Thursday, 19 miles from the coast.
The pirates escaped on a blue-hulled boat following an intervention from a security vessel.
The crew and vessel are safe.
Ships in the area are "advised to exercise extreme caution", MDAT-GoG said.
Africa has seen a spate of kidnappings and attacks in recent weeks in an upsurge of pirate activity.
