INCIDENT OVER – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS
Event: Suspicious Approach
Date and Time: 26 January 2021, 1118hrs local
Location: 270nm S of Lagos, International Waters
Position: 01°48’N, 03°21’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 216nm from Niger Delta coast
Vessel Details
Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker
L x B: 183.3m x 32.2m
Speed: 13.5kts
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: Not at time of approach
Damage to Cargo: None
Damage to Vessel: None
Weather: Light Breeze / 0.1mm precipitation
Wave Height: 0.8m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: About 6
Number of Craft: 1 skiff
Weapons Seen: Not reported
Equipment Seen: Not reported
Description: A vessel was approached by a skiff at the edge of the Nigerian EEZ. The tanker had just completed the escort with her security vessel when she was approached by a skiff with
about 6 persons on board. The crew mustered in the citadel, blew her whistle and continued at maximum speed out of the area. All safe.
The threat to vessels remains very high in the area.
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