Shots fired as contact lost with tanker boarded off West Africa

Gunfire has been reported after pirates boarded a tanker off West Africa on Monday night.

Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade — Gulf of Guinea, a cooperation centre run by the UK and French navies, reported the incident involving the unnamed ship 41 nautical miles (76 km) south-east of Santo Antonio, Sao Tome and Principe at 21:00 GMT on Monday.

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No injuries have been reported.