Pirates take over a Greek-operated tanker off the coast of Togo . The pirates and members of the Togo navy exchange gunfire , the International Maritime Bureau says . - March 4 :
Pirates take over a Greek-operated tanker off the coast of Togo . The pirates and members of the Togo navy exchange gunfire , the International Maritime Bureau says . `` This has been an area of risk and a hotspot for number of years , '' a maritime official says .