Indian ship goes missing in pirate-infested waters

A tanker with 22 Indian crew members has gone missing off West Africa in waters plagued by pirates.

The Panama-registered MT Marine Express, loaded with 13,500 tons of petrol, had been anchored off the Benin city of Cotonou before authorities lost contact with the vessel on Thursday. “Our mission in Abuja [Nigeria] is in touch with the authorities in Benin and Nigeria for their help in locating the ship,” India’s foreign ministry said.