Shipowners warned that pirate attack is imminent in Gulf of Guinea

Shipowners have been warned that a pirate attack is imminent in the Gulf of Guinea over the next 48 hours.

Piracy reporting body Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade — Gulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG) has issued an advisory revealing an increased threat to vessels in the exclusive economic zones of Nigeria, Benin and Togo, known in the region as Zone E.