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Related - Addax, Nigerian militants seize oil vessel with 8 sailors
LAGOS, June 9 (Reuters) - Armed militants in southern Nigeria ambushed an oil vessel belonging to Canada's Addax Petroleum Corp. (AXC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday and are holding 8 naval personnel on board, a navy spokesman said.

"Militants and eight naval ratings are on the ship, which left the Calabar area and is heading towards Onne in Rivers state," Nigerian navy spokesman Henry Babalola said.

"We have asked for the commander in the Port Harcourt area to send reinforcements to rescue the ship," he said. (Reporting by Tume Ahemba; Editing by Nick