MILITANTS REPORTEDLY ATTACK US-FLAGGED CARGO SHIP OFF NIGERIA COAST- JTF MEMBERS KILLED.

Nigerian Militants Wednesday have reportedly attacked US-flagged platform supply vessel off the coast of Brass, a Local Government in Bayelsa State.
"Things are definitely getting more intense here," a source told Maritime industry news website gCaptain.
A security boat manned with Joint Task Force (JTF) was allegedly attack by militants on Wednesday morning off Brass. According to one of the gCaptain source, all JTF personal were killed and their weapon taken by militant.
"This is the second attack on the security boat in the past three days,"the gCaptain source added.
Additional source also indicate that the Edison Chouest- owned, US -flagged platform supply vessel C-Retriever was working in a nearby field and was also attacked, an indicate that the source notes that the Captain and Chief Engineer, who are both US citizens were kidnapped, but we have been unable to confirm.
We have reached out to Edison Chouest for official comment, but they have not yet returned our phone calls or emails, gmail said.
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