INCIDENT OVER
Event: Theft (unsuccessful)
IMB Level: 3
Date and Time: 25 May 2020, 0445hrs local
Location: Banana Anchorage, Republic of Congo
Position: 06°01’S, 012°20’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 3nm
Vessel Details
Type: Containership
L x B: 148m x 23m
Speed: N/A – At anchor
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None
Weather: Gentle Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.5m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 1
Number of Craft: 1 small boat with an outboard motor
Weapons Seen: None reported
Equipment Seen: None reported
Description: Vessel had been at anchorage for less than 24 hours when duty crew on deck spotted someone removing lashing from a container. Alarm was raised onboard and
the crew mustered. Attempts to contact law enforcement via VHF Ch 16 on the shore were ignored. The alarm led to the person fleeing in a small boat. A vessel search was carried out and nothing found to be stolen, although a container had had the lashing bar
removed. Vessel has since moved All reported as safe. Vessel has now moved up to Boma anchorage.
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