INCIDENT ONGOING – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS
Event: Illegal Boarding ->
Hijack
Date and Time: 8 February 2021, 0720hrs local
Location: 71nm SE of Sao Tome, 83nm W of Port Gentil, Gabon
Position: 00°51.43’S, 007°20.20’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 313nm from Niger Delta coast
Vessel Details
Type:
Fishing Vessel
L x B:
40m x 6m
Speed:
Unknown
Event Details
Kidnapped: 14 crew onboard
Injured: TBC
Killed: TBC
Security Present: None
Damage to Cargo:
None reported
Damage to Vessel:
TBC
Weather: Light Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.3m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 4 persons
Number of Craft: 1 speedboat
Weapons Seen:
Firearms
Equipment Seen: Not reported
Description: MDAT-GoG have reported that a vessel has been boarded west of Port Gentil, Gabon. Incident is understood to be ongoing since this morning. This is a separate incident from
the earlier report on a different ship.
Based on distance from earlier incident, it is likely same pirate group.
UPDATE 1: From several reports, this is a fishing vessel named that was hijacked by pirates and then used as a mother vessel to attack the tanker this morning.
UPDATE 2: It has been confirmed that the fishing vessel is MV LIANPENGYU 809 (not MV LianPengYu 819 as reported by other sources). Vessel is being used as a mothership by pirates to attack other larger merchant vessels. Pirates are armed
and will fire on vessels to try and make them slow down so they can attempt to board.
Vessel’s last position at 0945UTC, 9 February 2021 is 01°29.35’N, 005°17.40’E – in the Nigeria-Sao Tome Joint Development Zone, sailing NNE at 4.5kts.
All vessels in the area are advised to avoid the vessel and if there any sightings, to report to Navy authorities.
Vessel has a black or dark blue hull and white superstructure and 40m long.
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