Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
058-19
05-05-2019
Boarded
Heavy Load Carrier
Around 48nm SW of Luba
05.05.2019: 1216 UTC: Posn: 03:03.2N – 007:52.3E, Around 48nm SW of Luba, Equatorial Guinea.
Pirates onboard a previously hijacked tug approached and boarded a heavy load carrier ship underway. Alarm sounded, and the crew retreated into the citadel. Regional Authorities notified. A nearby Spanish Naval vessel and the Equatorial Guinean Navy responded to the incident resulting in the pirates escaping and the crews released. The tug and the ship were escorted by the Equatorial Guinean Navy to a safe port for further investigations.
Pirates onboard a previously hijacked tug approached and boarded a heavy load carrier ship underway. Alarm sounded, and the crew retreated into the citadel. Regional Authorities notified. A nearby Spanish Naval vessel and the Equatorial Guinean Navy responded to the incident resulting in the pirates escaping and the crews released. The tug and the ship were escorted by the Equatorial Guinean Navy to a safe port for further investigations.