UPDATE – CONFIRMED FALSE REPORT Hijack & Kidnap / Ghana 01-230719





UPDATE: This incident report has now been confirmed as false, and was based on inaccurate reporting in local media.

 

INCIDENT OVER

Event: Hijack & Kidnap for Ransom

IMB Level: 1

 

Date and Time: 22nd July 2019, 0100UTC

Location: Tema Anchorage, Ghana

Position: 005°35’N, 000°4’E

Distance from Shore: Approx. 5nm

 

Vessel Details

Type: Fishing Vessel & Tanker

 

Event Details

Kidnapped: 5

Injured: At least one crew member hospitalized, reports of other crew members beaten

Killed: 0

Security Present: None

Weather: Gentle Breeze / 0mm precipitation

Wave Height: 1.4m

 

Threat Details

Number of Pirates: Not reported

Number of Craft: 1 speedboat

Weapons Seen: Firearms

Equipment Seen: Not reported

 

Description: Based on local media reports, pirates in a speedboat hijacked a fishing vessel at Tema Anchorage and proceeded towards Togolese waters. Due to lack of fuel onboard, the pirates abandoned
the fishing vessel and took over a nearby tanker, transferring 3 crew from the fishing vessel across as well. The tanker was instructed to sail towards Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The tanker also did not have enough fuel, so the pirates hijacked another fishing
vessel, taking another 2 crew from the tanker as well as the 3 crew from the first fishing vessel. It was then reported that they sailed towards Benin waters before abandoning the second fishing vessel and taking the 5 kidnapped crew in their speedboats and
escaping. The second fishing vessel sent an alert once the pirates had left and the Ghana Navy sailed to their location.

 

The first fishing vessel had been the target of an attack in Ghanaian waters in 2018 which led to 3 crew members being kidnapped and held for 34 days.

 

 

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