A crew member of a Greek tanker hijacked three weeks ago by Somali pirates has died onboard, it has emerged.
News of the death onboard the 72,800-dwt Polar (built 2005) comes as the vessel is known to be used by its captors as a mothership from which to stage further attacks.
Filipino Prudante Cabral died on Monday after suffering a suspected stroke onboard the Panama-flagged products tanker, a statement issued on behalf of the ship's manager, Paradise Navigation, read.
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