INCIDENT ONGOING
Event: Suspicious Activity
Date and Time: 16 November 2020, 0540hrs local
Location: 40nm SSE of Lomé, Togo EEZ
Position: 05°28’N, 001° 25’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 40nm
Vessel Details
Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker
L x B: 36m x 7m
Speed: 0kts
Event Details
Kidnapped: TBC
Injured: TBC
Killed: TBC
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Gentle Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.2m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: TBC
Number of Craft: TBC
Weapons Seen: TBC
Equipment Seen: TBC
Description: The owner of the vessel STELIOS K (IMO 8679209) has reported that it has lost communications with the vessel. Last contact was 1200hrs local, 16 November 2020 whilst vessel
40nm offshore Lomé, Togo.
With suspicious approach this morning off Lomé on another tanker, this may be connected. ARC will update when further information is received.
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