INCIDENT OVER – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS IN THE AREA
Event: Suspicious Approach
IMB Level: 2
Date and Time: 14 May 2020, 0130UTC
Location: 104nm S of Cotonou, Benin EEZ.
Position: 04°35.7’N, 002°29.9’E
Distance from Shore: 104nm
Vessel Details
Type: TBC
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: T0
Security Present: None
Weather: Light Air / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.1m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: TBC
Number of Craft: 2 – one mothership approx. 80m in length and 1 fast small boat
Weapons Seen: None reported
Equipment Seen: None reported
Description: IMB have reported that a vessel experienced a suspicious approach deep offshore Benin. Incident included a possible mother vessel and one small fast boat.
All vessels in the area should remain highly vigilant as the threat remains.
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