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Abandoned tanker involved in hijacking recovered by Nigerian Navy
The Nigerian Navy on June 15 said it had recovered the "Dejikun", a vessel that was used in the Feb 11, 2016 hijack of the oil tanker "Maximus" by suspected pirates. They also arrested the owner of the "Dejikun" as well as an accomplice. The pirates had hijacked the oil tanker laden with 4,700 tonnes of diesel fuel and held the crew hostage until they were rescued by the Navy on Feb 22. The "Dejikun" was vandalised and abandoned off the coast of Benin Republic. The Benoinise Navy discovered there was nobody onboard the ship and took custody of the vessel. They were able to recover some documents of the ship and during the investigation, it was discovered that the owner of the ship was a Nigerian. The vessel and the suspects would be handed over to the police for further investigation.
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