Pirates Seize Tanker off Nigerian Coast

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Suspected pirates surrender Japanese-owned oil tanker in the Arabian Sea, March 2011 (file photo).



The International Maritime Bureau says pirates have seized a chemical tanker and kidnapped its crew off the coast of Nigeria.IMB official Cyrus Mody said Tuesday the pirates attacked the Marshall islands-flagged vessel on Saturday about 145 kilometers south of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.Mody said the ship is still under pirate control, but he believes all crew

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