UPDATE – INCIDENT OVER Illegal Boarding / Nigeria 01-081019

INCIDENT
OVER

Event: False Alarm

IMB Level: N/A

 

Date and Time: 8 October 2019, 1220hrs local time

Location: 11.5nm SE of Brass, Nigeria

Position: 4°12’19.06"N, 6°24’56.50"E

Distance from Shore: Approx. 6nm

 

Vessel Details

Type: Fishing Vessel

 

Event Details

Kidnapped: 0

Injured: 0

Killed: 0

Security Present: None reported

Weather: Gentle Breeze / 1.5mm precipitation

Wave Height: 0.9m

 

Threat Details

Number of Perpetrators: N/A

Number of Craft: N/A

Weapons Seen:
N/A

Equipment Seen:
N/A

 

Description: ARC has received a report of a fishing vessel coming under attack south east of Brass, Nigerian territorial waters. Pirates have been reported onboard the
vessel.

 

Update: It has been confirmed that the alert was a false alarm. The fishing vessel is safe.