INCIDENT OVER – ONGOING THREAT TO VESSELS
Event: Illegal Boarding
IMB Level: 1
Date and Time: 14 February 2020, 0912 local / 0812 UTC
Location: 205nm SW of Bonny, Nigeria, 105nm NW of Sao Tome, Sao Tome & Nigeria Joint Zone.
Position: 01°33’N, 005°18’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 205nm
Vessel Details
Type:
Containership
L x B: 255m x 37m
Event Details
Kidnapped: 0
Injured: 0
Killed: 0
Security Present: None
Weather: Light Air / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: 2 persons seen onboard
Number of Craft: 2 skiffs reported
Weapons Seen: Not reported
Equipment Seen: Nor reported
Description: MDAT-GoG has reported that a vessel has been boarded by pirates, with two skiffs seen in the area.
UPDATE: Two Navy vessels (1 Nigerian, 1 Portuguese) approached the drifting containership. A Nigerian Navy team boarded the vessel and confirmed all clear. The crew had moved
to the citadel during the attack, and all confirmed as safe. Some communications equipment onboard had been damaged and crew belongings had been stolen. Vessel now under escort with Nigerian Navy vessel to Lagos.
THERE IS STILL A THREAT TO VESSELS IN THE AREA AS THE SKIFFS ARE LIKELY STILL CLOSE
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