INCIDENT OVER
Event: Kidnap for Ransom
IMB Level: 1
Date and Time: 9 May 2020, 0200 UTC
Location: Luba Anchorage, Equatorial Guinea
Position: 03°28’03”N, 008°33’12”E
Distance from Shore: 0.25nm from Luba
Vessel Details
Type: TBC
Event Details
Kidnapped: TBC – possibly 2
Injured: TBC
Killed: 0
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Light Air / 0mm
Wave Height: 0.9m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: Not reported
Number of Craft: 1 speedboat
Weapons Seen: Not reported
Equipment Seen: Not reported
Description: MDAT-GoG have reported that there was attack at Luba anchorage at 0200hrs, with other reports stating that 2 crew members may have been kidnapped.
This took place at the same time as the attack in Malabo anchorage, and it is to be confirmed whether reports are incorrect in reporting the attack as taking place at Luba anchorage, or whether multiple attacks
in the same area were conducted by more than one pirate group.
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