Chinese Sailors Missing off Ghana in Suspected Pirate Attack

Three Chinese nationals are missing after their vessel came under a “suspected pirate attack” off the coast of Ghana, authorities said over the weekend.

The apparent kidnapping is the latest in the Gulf of Guinea, an area off the Atlantic coast of Africa whose waters- rich in hydrocarbons and fisheries- stretch across a slew of jurisdictions, including those of countries with limited naval and coast guard capacities.

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