INCIDENT OVER
Event: Kidnap for Ransom
IMB Level: 3
Date and Time: 20 May 2020, 1640 local
Location: 3nm from mouth of Opobo River, Nigeria
Position: 4°25’N, 007°37’E
Distance from Shore: 3nm
Vessel Details
Type: Tanker
Event Details
Kidnapped: 3
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Gentle Breeze / 1.1mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.1m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: Not reported
Number of Craft: Not reported
Weapons Seen: Not reported
Equipment Seen: Not reported
Description: It has been reported that a Nigerian tanker sailing from Lagos to Calabar was boarded south of the river mouth of Opobo river, about 30nm east of Bonny.
The pirates kidnapped 3 crew members, all Nigerian, and then left the vessel. The tanker was sailed up the Opobo river by a local pilot for safety, and the Nigerian Navy have been informed.
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