INCIDENT ONGOING
Event: Illegal Boarding
Date and Time: 19 December 2020, 1406UTC / 1506 local
Location: 85NM south Brass Terminal
Position: 02°39.00’N, 006°14.00’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 95nm
Vessel Details
Type: Containership
L x B: 249.1m x 37.4m
Speed: 13.7kts
Event Details
Kidnapped: TBC
Injured: TBC
Killed: TBC
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Light Breeze / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: TBC
Number of Craft: TBC
Weapons Seen: TBC
Equipment Seen: TBC
Description: Mdat – GoG reports a MV has been boarded by an unknown number of attackers, Incident is still ongoing.
UPDATE: Vessel is a containership sailing from Tema to Kirbi in Cameroon. She was sailing at over 13kts, but now drifting. Naval authorities have been informed.
ARC will update when more information is received.
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