尋找在尼日利亞近海被海盜綁架的美國人的工作繼續進行

Nigerian authorities are continuing their search for two American men kidnapped by pirates off the Gulf of Guinea.

The captain and chief engineer of a U.S.-flagged oil supply vessel were taken Wednesday during an attack in international waters off the coast of Nigeria.

The 68-meter C-Retriever is owned by the U.S. oil servicing company Edison Chouest Offshore, which has not commented on the situation.

U.S. officials say the vessel and the rest of its crew were released by the pirates. It is not clear if the American men are still at sea or were taken to land.

The Nigerian military has ordered a search and rescue operation. Officials have refused to say whether the U.S. military is also involved.

U.S. defense officials say they are monitoring the situation, noting that the closest U.S. military contingent is a Marine Corps training unit in the Gulf of Guinea.尼日利亞當局繼續尋找被海盜在幾內亞灣綁架的兩名美國男子。

星期三，一艘懸掛美國國旗的油輪在尼日利亞沿海的國際水域遭到海盜襲擊，船長和輪機長被綁架。

這艘68米長的油輪屬於美國的愛迪生•古斯特海運公司。該公司沒有對目前的局勢發表評論。

美國官員說，這艘油輪和其他船員被海盜釋放。不清楚兩名被綁架的美國人目前是在海上，還是被帶上岸。

尼日利亞軍方已經下令展開搜救行動。有關官員拒絕說明美國軍方是否參與行動。

美國國防部官員說，正在密切關注局勢，並說距離事發地點最近的美國軍隊是幾內亞灣的一支海軍陸戰隊訓練部隊。