INCIDENT OVER
Event: Kidnap
IMB Level: 1
Date and Time: 21st November 2018, 0300hrs local
Location: 14nm SE of Bakassi Peninsular, Cameroon Territorial Waters
Position: 04°18’N, 008°47’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 8nm
Vessel Details
Type: 5 Fishing Boats
Event Details
Kidnapped: 17 (5 Cameroon, 11 Chinese, 1 Sierra Leone)
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None
Weather: Light Breeze / 0.1mm precipitation
Wave Height: 0.5m
Threat Details
Number of Pirates: Not specified
Number of Craft: Not specified
Weapons Seen: Not specified
Equipment Seen: Not specified
Description: 6 crew members have been kidnapped following an attack on 4 fishing vessels in Cameroonian territorial waters at night. It is likely that this was carried out by Nigerian-based pirates,
rather than based in Cameroon, due to recent incidents south of Akwa Ibom and sightings of suspicious skiffs with armed men onboard going towards the sea through the creeks and rivers of Akwa Ibom state.
UPDATE: It has been confirmed that 17 crew members were kidnapped from 5 fishing trawlers. The pirates then escaped to an unknown destination.
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From: Max Williams <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, 23 November 2018 at 15:43
Subject: Kidnap / Nigeria 01-231118
INCIDENT OVER
Event: Kidnap
IMB Level: 1
Date and Time: 21st November 2018, 0150hrs local
Location: 14nm SE of Bakassi Peninsular, Cameroon Territorial Waters
Position: 04°18’N, 008°47’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 8nm
Vessel Details
Type: Fishing Boats
Event Details
Kidnapped: 6 (3 Cameroon, 3 Chinese)
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None
Weather: Light Breeze / 0.1mm precipitation
Wave Height: 0.5m
Threat Details
Number of Pirates: Not specified
Number of Craft: Not specified
Weapons Seen: Not specified
Equipment Seen: Not specified
Description: 6 crew members have been kidnapped following an attack on 4 fishing vessels in Cameroonian territorial waters at night. It is likely that this was carried out by Nigerian-based pirates,
rather than based in Cameroon, due to recent incidents south of Akwa Ibom and sightings of suspicious skiffs with armed men onboard going towards the sea through the creeks and rivers of Akwa Ibom state.
ARC will update if more information is received.
MARITIME SECURITY | UNDERWATER SERVICES | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | AGENCY SERVICES
T: +44 (0) 203 151 0170
Africa Risk Compliance Limited
