A crewman of a Novoship-owned tanker has been shot after armed pirates boarded a chemical tanker off Nigeria on Monday.
Three other crew members of the 47,200-dwt NS Spirit (built 2006) were slightly injured following the violent early-morning raid off the commercial capital Lagos.
The incident onboard the Liberia-flagged tanker occurred at Lagos Roads, some 30 miles off the West African's coast just before 02:00 Moscow time, according to a statement on the Russian owner's website.
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