INCIDENT OVER
Event: Boarding
IMB Level: 3
Date and Time: 1st July 2018 0029hrs local time
Location: SAA, Lagos
Position: 06°16’N, 003°11’E
Distance from Shore: 9nm
Vessel Details
Type: Tanker
Length x Beam: 183m x 32m
Event Details
Kidnapped: None
Injured: None
Killed: None
Security Present: Yes – Patrol boats
Weather: Light Breeze
Wave Height: 1.6m
Threat Details
Number of Pirates: 1
Number of Craft: 1 Canoe
Weapons Seen: No
Equipment Seen: No
Description: 1 person boarded the tanker at anchor in the Safe Anchorage Area in Lagos by climbing up the anchor chain from a canoe. He was spotted on deck and the alarm was raised and patrol boat alerted.
The robber escaped and all crew and vessel safe.
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