Indian crew taken hostage off West Africa soars to 89 in a year
The latest kidnap of 20 Indian crew off Lomé, brings the total number of seized Indian personnel within West Africa to 89 since the beginning of this year, thus comprising the highest proportion of kidnapped crew operating in West Africa, security consultancy estimates
As Indian mariners represent the largest proportion of crew nationalities, a total ban on Indian nationals serving as crew within the region could affect the commercial costs of operating, Dryad Global said