Gunmen in Nigeria have taken control of a Greek-owned tanker killing at least one crew member and taking another three hostage.
The Kalamos was attacked while it was waiting to load at Qua Iboe, an oil terminal in south-eastern Nigeria.
The pirates killed a Greek deputy captain of the ship, and took two Greeks and a Pakistani citizen hostage, according to the Greek government.
The International Maritime Bureau recorded 33 incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the area between January and September last year.
Greece’s deputy shipping minister, Thodoris Dritsas, said the “foreign and shipping ministries have taken the necessary actions for the rescue of the hostages.”
The remaining 19 crew members are believed to be safe.