INCIDENT ONGOING
Event: Sighting of Suspicious Craft
IMB Level: 2
Date and Time: 31 March 2020, 0948hrs UTC
Location: 28nm E of Sao Tome / 103nm NW of Port Gentil. Sao Tome & Principe EEZ
Position: 00°13.3’N, 007°14.5’E
Distance from Shore: 156nm from mainland
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: Not reported
Number of Craft: “a large number”
Weapons Seen: Not reported
Equipment Seen: Not reported
Description: MDAT-GoG have reported that a “large number of skiffs” were seen offshore Sao Tome. No report of weapons or equipment were included in the report. It is
possible that this a group of fishing skiffs, however vessels should maintain vigilance in the area.
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