INCIDENT OVER – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS IN AREA
Event: Illegal Boarding
Date and Time: 15 December 2020, 0400hrs local
Location: 173nm SW of Brass, Nigerian-Sao Tome Joint Development Zone
Position: 2°00’N, 04°31’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 163nm
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: Not reported
Number of Craft: Not reported
Weapons Seen: Not reported
Equipment Seen: Not reported
Description: A tanker sailing from Douala to Lomé was boarded by pirates whilst deep offshore in the Nigeria-Sao Tome Joint Development Zone (JDZ). The crew mustered in the citadel. Pirates later departed the vessel and the crew have been
reported as safe.
ARC will update if any further information is received.
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