A BW Maritime products tanker has been released by its captors off the coast of Nigeria, but only after the cargo was stolen.
The 75,678-dwt BW Rhine (built 2008) was released early on Friday. All 24 crew members are reported to be safe.
“At 0630 UTC [Friday], communications were re-established with the vessel. The Master of BW Rhine Captain Dheeraj Sharma confirmed that the vessel has been held under duress while the cargo was being stolen,” BW Maritime said.
“We
