ABUJA/LONDON | Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:21am EDT
ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) - Armed pirates have attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both United States citizens, security sources said on Thursday.
The U.S.-flagged, Edison Chouest-owned C-Retriever was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday, UK-based security firm AKE and two security sources said. The company was not immediately available for comment.
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea region, which includes Africa's No. 1 oil producer Nigeria and is a significant source of cocoa and metals for world markets, is increasing costs for shipping firms operating there.
(Reporting by Joe Brock in Abuja and Jonathan Saul in London; additional reporting by Tife Owolabi in Yenagoa; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
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