Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2018
037-18
Refrigerated Cargo
24.02.2018: 1520 UTC, POSN: 03:38.1N - 006:42.0E, around 40nm SSW off Bonny fairway buoy, Nigeria.
Around 10 pirates in a speed boat, armed with automatic weapons, chased and fired upon a reefer vessel underway. The armed guards onboard the vessel returned fire, resulting in the pirates aborting the attach and moving away. All crew safe. Vessel sustained minor damage due to the firing.
Around 10 pirates in a speed boat, armed with automatic weapons, chased and fired upon a reefer vessel underway. The armed guards onboard the vessel returned fire, resulting in the pirates aborting the attach and moving away. All crew safe. Vessel sustained minor damage due to the firing.
24-02-2018
Fired Upon