Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2019
075-19
03-05-2019
Fired Upon
Product Tanker
Around 98.54nm SW of Brass
03.05.2019: 2000 UTC: Posn: 02:58.25N – 005:16.12E, 98.54nm SW of Brass, Nigeria.
Armed persons in a speedboat chased and fired upon at a tanker underway. Alarm raised, vessel increased speed and commenced evasive manoeuvres and non-essential crew mustered in the citadel. Due to evasive manoeuvres, the boarding was evaded. Nigerian Navy notified. Vessel and crew reported safe.
Armed persons in a speedboat chased and fired upon at a tanker underway. Alarm raised, vessel increased speed and commenced evasive manoeuvres and non-essential crew mustered in the citadel. Due to evasive manoeuvres, the boarding was evaded. Nigerian Navy notified. Vessel and crew reported safe.