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By Mike Wackett
Despite the release of the Fair Artemis, a 12,807-tonne Liberian-registered oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of Ghana on 4 June, piracy and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea “continues to be an issue for the shipping industry”.
The vessel’s owners confirmed last night that the 24 crew members are safe, but valuables and the cargo of gas oil had been stolen.
John Gray, fleet director at Fairdeal Group, expressed thanks to the organisations that had helped to locate ...
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