Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea attacked a Danish marine fuel ship and took some of the 16-member crew hostage before abandoning the vessel.
attacked a Danish-owned ship and took some of the 16-member crew hostage after abandoning the vessel on a small island off of West Africa, reports said Friday.Saturday before the French navy found it five days later roughly 500 miles to the north near the small island nation of Sao Tomé and Principe.
It is unclear how many crew members have been taken, how they were transported or where they are now, though some reports have suggested three of the crew were captured. HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN COINCIDES WITH LONGEST DROUGHT IN SOMALIA'S HISTORY, FORCING SOME MUSLIMS TO BREAK FAST
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