INCIDENT OVER
Event: Kidnap for Ransom
IMB Level: 3
Date and Time: 15 December 2019, 0800hrs UTC
Location: 115nm SE of Lomé, Togo EEZ
Position: 04°23’N, 002°02.3’E
Distance from Shore: Approx. 115nm SE of Lomé, Togo
Vessel Details
Type: Tanker
L x B: 140m x 23m
Event Details
Kidnapped: TBC – reported as all but one crew member
Injured: None reported
Killed: None reported
Security Present: None reported
Weather: Light Air / 0mm precipitation
Wave Height: 1.1m
Threat Details
Number of Perpetrators: TBC – reported as 6
Number of Craft: TBC
Weapons Seen: TBC
Equipment Seen: TBC
Description: MDAT-GoG have issued a report stating that a vessel was attacked deep offshore Benin/Togo. IMB have stated that a tanker was attacked, with one crew member remaining onboard with others missing.
UPDATE: Oil/Chemical tanker attacked by pirates whilst sailing from Luanda, Angola to Lomé, Togo. Crew were kidnapped. Number to be confirmed, however initial reports state that all but one crew member
were taken by pirates.
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