INCIDENT OVER
Event: Suspicious Approach
IMB Level: 2
Date and Time: 7th August 2019, 1400hrs local
Location: Tin Can Island Terminal, Lagos Port, Nigeria
Position: 70nm SE of Bonny FWB, Nigeria.
Distance from Shore: Approx. 80nm
Vessel Details
Type: Tanker
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: Embarked Navy Guards
Weather: Fresh Breeze / 1.8mm precipitation (thunderstorm)
Wave Height: 1.3m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 7
Number of Craft: 1 black speed boat
Weapons Seen: None reported
Equipment Seen: None reported
Description: A tanker sailing to Calabar was approached on the port side by a speed boat with 7 men onboard. As she approached, the armed security team responded and
fired warning shots. The speed boat immediately turned around and aborted the approach.
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