INCIDENT OVER – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS
Event: Suspicious Approach / Attempted Boarding
Date and Time: 28 August 2020, 0430hrs local
Location: 114nm SE of Tema, Ghana / 124nm SSW of Lomé, Togo
Position: 04°02.42’N, 001°04.24’E
Distance from Shore: 114nm
Vessel Details
Type: TBN
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Moderate Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.1m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 6-8
Number of Craft: 1 small craft
Weapons Seen: None reported
Equipment Seen: Metal ladder seen on board
Description: A vessel reported that persons on a small craft (about 12m in length) with a ladder onboard attempted to board the vessel. The vessel conducted evasive manoeuvres and the boarding attempt was abandoned. Vessel and crew reported
as safe.
ARC will update with further information once received.
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