Two Americans Kidnapped Off Coast of Nigeria
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By Roonhee Ko
Thursday, October 24, 2013 | 10:03 a.m. PDT
Two Americans were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, a U.S. defense official said Thursday.
The two Americans were reportedly kidnapped off the coast of Nigeria in the Gulf of Guinea. (Wikimedia Commons)
Pirates attacked an American oil platform supply vessel and kidnapped both the captain and chief engineer.
The 222-foot American vessel named C-Retriever is owned by Edison Chouest Offshore, a Louisiana-based company.
The ship and 11 other members of the crew were released. A U.S. defense official said the U.S. Marine Corps has a training unit in the area and is monitoring the situation.
It is unclear whether a ransom demand has been made.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
