Pirates Kidnap 9 in Attack on Vessel Off Nigeria, Says Ship Owner

A Special Force of the Nigerian navy tries to arrest pirates in F735 Germinal French Frigate in a stage managed operations during the five-day joint military exercise between Nigeria and French navy codenamed Grand African NEMO (Navy Exercise Maritime Operations) in Nigerian waters on November 1, 2019. Pius Utomi Ekpei/ AFP via Getty Images

OSLO—Pirates attacked an oil production vessel off Nigeria in the early hours on July 2 and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals, the ship’s owner, BW Offshore, said.

The Sendje Berge ship was undergoing maintenance when the attack happened, BW Offshore’s Chief Financial Officer Staale Andreassen told Reuters.