Pirates Strike in Abidjan

On Monday, officials confirmed that a tanker had been seized by pirates, in the Ivory Coast.

The Itri was captured on Thursday, while in the port of Abidjan.

Gunmen forced their way aboard and made off with her and her cargo, five thousand tons of fuel.

All sixteen of the Nigerian crew have been taken as hostages.

According to her owner's, the Itri's onboard tracking system has been disabled, so they do not know where she currently is.

This marks the first piracy of 2013.

During 2012, there were ten cases in the Gulf of Guinea.