As many as 10 crew have been abducted from a Greek bunker tanker off Nigeria.

The incident occurred on Thursday evening 193 nautical km (106 nautical miles) west of Agbami.

Security sources said the ship involved was the Panama-flagged, 6,200-dwt Vemahope (built 2009).

Operator Queensway Navigation of Greece told TradeWinds the majority of its crew had been kidnapped, including the master.