Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
061-19
05-05-2019
Hijacked
Tug
Around 41nm SW of Luba
05.05.2019: 1200 UTC: Posn: 03:04N – 007:59E, Around 41nm SW of Luba, Equatorial Guinea.
Armed pirates hijacked the tug underway and took its crew hostage. The pirates used the tug to attack and board another ship. Incident reported to authorities and a Spanish and Equatorial Guinean Naval vessel responded resulting in both ships being released.
Armed pirates hijacked the tug underway and took its crew hostage. The pirates used the tug to attack and board another ship. Incident reported to authorities and a Spanish and Equatorial Guinean Naval vessel responded resulting in both ships being released.