Five crew members including the Captain have been kidnapped from a Pacific International Lines (PIL) vessel 150 miles southwest of Cotonou Benin.
The attack occurred on 2 July when five crew were abducted all said to be Chinese nationals. Kota Budi is a Singapore flagged ship and the 27,000dwt multi-purpose vessel had a further 15 crew on board who are all reported safe, according to security consultancy Dryad Global.
The latest attack off the coast of Benin follows the abduction of eight crew...