INCIDENT ONGOING– ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS
Event: Illegal Boarding (TBC)
Date and Time: 6 February 2021, 2317hrs local
Location: 91nm W of Bata, Eq Guinea
Position: 02°00’N, 008°15.01’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 155nm from Niger Delta coast
Vessel Details
Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker
L x B: 128.6m x 20.4m
Speed: 12.4kts
Event Details
Kidnapped: TBC
Injured: TBC
Killed: TBC
Security Present: TBC
Damage to Cargo: TBC
Damage to Vessel: TBC
Weather: Moderate Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 0.9m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 8
Number of Craft: TBC
Weapons Seen: TBC
Equipment Seen: TBC
Description: MDAT-GoG have reported from a CSO that a vessel is under attack and boarded. Vessel was sailing eastwards in the north east of Sao Tome waters, approx. 150nm from the Nigerian
coast.
Update 1: According to one report, 8 pirates boarded the vessel and crew mustered in the citadel.
ARC will update once further info is received.
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