Man found dead on ship
Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2011 | 12:00 AM
Manila (AP):
The Philippines says a Filipino seafarer has been found dead on a ship that was attacked by pirates at anchor in of Benin.
The Philippine foreign affairs department said it's not clear how Christopher Cortez Ceprado died and if the pirates were responsible.
He was found dead Friday, four days after armed pirates robbed the chemical tanker MT Sea King and its 17 Filipino crewmen in the port of Cotonou. Other crewmen were not harmed.