Pirates hijack Chevron vessel off Nigeria

Armed men boarded an oil supply vessel contracted by U.S. energy company Chevron off the Atlantic Ocean early yesterday, shipping and security sources said.

This is the second attack by gunmen on Chevron contracted vessels off the coast of Bayelsa State this month.

"The MV Endeavour was off the coast, serving Chevron's Agbami field, when gunmen boarded it in the very early hours," one security source told Reuters. Two other sources close to the incident confirmed the details. One of the sources said three men might have been kidnapped.
Chevron said it was investigating the situation but had no further comment.