UPDATE False Alarm / Eq Guinea 02-220121

INCIDENT
OVER – FALSE ALARM

 

Event: False Alarm

 

Date and Time: 22 January 2021, approx. 1100hrs local

Location: 145nm W of Sao Tome island, Equatorial Guinea EEZ waters

Position: 00°15.478’N, 004°6.679’E

Distance from Shore: Approx. 267nm from Niger Delta coast

 

Vessel Details

Type: Gas Tanker

L x B: 294.2m x 44m

Speed: 17.5kts

 

Event Details

Kidnapped: 0

Injured: 0

Killed: 0

Security Present: None

Damage to Cargo:
None

Damage to Vessel:
None

Weather: Gentle Breeze / 0.1mm precipitation

Wave Height: 1.1m

 

Threat Details

Number of Perpetrators: None

Number of Craft: None

Weapons Seen:
None

Equipment Seen: None

 

Description: ARC has received a report of a possible pirate attack on a gas tanker deep offshore. Vessel looks to have been making good speed at 17kts but from AIS looks to have made
evasive manoeuvres.

 

UPDATE: This event has now been confirmed as a false alarm, with no attack or security incident taking place.