Report, reaching the news desk of CEOAFRICA is that armed pirates have attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, who are United States of America citizens.

According to source, the U.S.-flagged, Edison Chouest-owned C-Retriever was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday, UK-based security firm AKE.

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region, which includes Africa’s No. 1 oil producer Nigeria and is a significant source of cocoa and metals for world markets is increasing costs for shipping firms operating there.