“On the night of November 29-30, 75 nautical miles from the port of Lome (Togolese Republic), a pirate attack was carried out on the AGISILAOS tanker.
The intruders kidnapped four crew members, including a Russian citizen, ”the message says.
It is noted that the embassy staff are monitoring the development of the situation.
Earlier, the publication Maritime Bulletin reported that pirates in the Gulf of Guinea attacked a Greek tanker and kidnapped four crew members, including citizens of the Philippines, Romania and Russia.