LAGOS, July 20 (Reuters) - Pirates have kidnapped seven
Russian sailors from the crew of a ship in the Gulf of Guinea,
the Russian Embassy in Nigeria said on Monday.
The seven Russians were among 13 crew members pirates
abducted from the Curacao Trader 210 miles off the coast of
Benin last Friday, the embassy said on its official Twitter
account, but did not provide further details.
The shipping industry has warned in recent months about
increased incidents of piracy and kidnapping in the Gulf of
Guinea, particularly around Nigeria.
Pirates this month attacked an oil production vessel off
Nigeria and kidnapped nine Nigerian nationals.