[Breaking] "Five Korean Crew Members Abducted by Assailants off the Coast of Benin, West Africa"
[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] On the 24th (local time), Dryad Global, a UK-based maritime safety information provider, revealed on its website that a boat carrying five Korean crew members was attacked by armed assailants off the coast of Cotonou Port in western Africa's Benin, and it appears that they have been kidnapped.
According to Dryad Global, armed assailants on a speedboat attacked the fishing vessel Panopy Frontier south of Benin's Cotonou Port. The assailants boarded the fishing boat, which was carrying five Koreans and one Ghanaian, and then left the vessel behind. The speedboat fled eastward toward Nigerian waters.
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Dryad Global stated, "This is the seventh incident to occur in the Cotonou waters this year." The safety status of the Korean crew members has not been immediately confirmed.
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