INCIDENT OVER – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS IN AREA
Event: Illegal Boarding
Date and Time: 6 December 2020, 0400hrs local
Location: 50nm SE of Agbami Terminal, 130nm SW of Bonny, Nigerian EEZ
Position: 2°42’N, 005°57’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 95nm
Vessel Details
Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker
L x B: 127.2m x 20.4m
Speed: 10.9kts
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Gentle Breeze / 0.5mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.2m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 4 onboard
Number of Craft: TBC
Weapons Seen: TBC
Equipment Seen: TBC
Description: Tanker sailing from Lomé to Douala was boarded by pirates. Crew mustered in the citadel. Pirates are reported to still be onboard. It is the same vessel that was attacked
on 5 December 2020. Likely same pirate group.
UPDATE 1: MDAT-GoG have reported that vessel and crew are safe. ARC will update if this outcome changes.
The threat offshore Nigeria remains very high – there has been at least one attack every day since Wednesday 2 December.
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