INCIDENT OVER
Event: Theft (unsuccessful)
IMB Level: 3
Date and Time: 25 January 2020, 0150hrs UTC
Location: Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria
Position: 06°17’N, 003°19’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 7nm
Vessel Details
Type: Oil/Chemical Tanker
L x B: 183m x 32.2m
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Light Air / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.6m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 1
Number of Craft: 1 canoe
Weapons Seen: None reported
Equipment Seen: None reported
Description: Whilst anchored at Lagos anchorage, a tanker reported that it had been boarded by 1 person. A crew member on watch spotted the person near the bridge, and
raised the alarm. The 1 person jumped overboard and swam to a canoe that was alongside the vessel. A Nigerian Navy security vessel came to support the tanker. Nothing was stolen and all safe.
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