INCIDENT OVER
Event: Armed Robbery (successful)
IMB Level: 3
Date and Time: 21 August 2020, 0030hrs local
Location: Freetown Anchorage, Sierra Leone
Position: 08°25’N, 013°07’W
Distance from Shore: Approx. 0.5nm
Vessel Details
Type: Fishing Vessel
L x B: 80m x 8m
Speed: 0kts
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: Several crew injured
Killed: 0
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Gentle Breeze / 3mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.1m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 7
Number of Craft: 1 speed boat
Weapons Seen: Machetes and shotgun
Equipment Seen: None reported
Description: 7 armed men boarded a fishing vessel at anchorage in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The crew tried to resist the boarding and several were injured. Sierra Leone sent a search and rescue team in support, but the robbers had left the
area by the time the team arrived.
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