MEXICO CITY, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two crew members on an Italian-flagged ship were injured when the vessel was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican navy said.
One crew member aboard the “Remas” had a bullet wound and the other suffered a concussion, officials said. Both men were taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not immediately available.
The “Remas” is a supply vessel for Mexico’s oil industry and is owned by Micoperi, an Italian contractor.
The attack was carried out by around eight armed men who boarded the ship from two fishing boats off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen in the southeastern Mexican state of Campeche.
The “Remas” had a crew of about 35 when the attack occurred.
Mexican state oil firm Pemex has said robbery is increasingly affecting its oil infrastructure. Sophisticated equipment has been stolen and resold, and crews robbed.
Most registered attacks have been in the southern rim of the Gulf of Mexico, where dozens of oil platforms produce thousands of barrels of crude per day. — NNN-AGENCIES
