Three Russians, two Filipinos and an Indian seafarers were taken to shore after the vessel, with the remaining crew steered the ship 100 miles offshore.
A Shell spokesman told Fairplay today there had been eight attacks at Shell's venture in the past four weeks.
The rebels have been fighting a guerilla war against oil companies operating in the delta, blaming them for exploitation and oppression of the people and harm to the environment. MEND also claimed responsibility for recent attacks on a Chevron pipeline and a Shell installation in the delta, Fairplay report.
Meanwhile, Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have struck a deal to build a gas pipeline from sub-Saharan Africa to Algeria for the European market - a project MEND has threatened to target the project when it comes on stream in 2015.
