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.

 

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