INCIDENT OVER
Event: Kidnap for Ransom
IMB Level: 1
Date and Time: 24 December 2019, 0755hrs UTC
Location: 220nm SW of Bonny FWB, Nigeria-Sao Tome Joint Development Zone
Position: 01°47’N, 004°28’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 178nm
Vessel Details
Type: TBC – possibly a crude oil tanker
Event Details
Kidnapped: TBC
Injured: TBC
Killed: TBC
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Light Breeze / 0.1mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.2m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 9
Number of Craft: 1 skiff
Weapons Seen: Firearms
Equipment Seen: TBC
Description: MDAT-GoG has issued a report stating that a vessel was attacked by pirates in a skiff deep offshore Nigeria, in the Nigeria-Sao Tome Joint Development Zone
(outside of Nigerian EEZ).
ARC will update when more information is available.
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