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The table below gives a narrative of the most recent attacks. Click the magnifying glass button to view a map of the attack location and to get further details.

Attack Number:	Type of Vessel :	Narrations:

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105-18	OFFSHORE SUPPLY SHIP	13.06.2018: 0345 UTC : Posn : 04:53.6N – 001:43.3W, Takoradi Anchorage, Ghana. Watchmen onboard a supply vessel noticed a small boat approaching the vessel. As the watchmen made their way aft,the robbers boarded the vessel. Alarm raised. Seeing alerted crew the robbers escaped.		View
104-18	OFFSHORE SUPPLY SHIP	02.02.2018: 0245 UTC: Posn: 04:54.4N – 001:43.1W, Takoradi Anchorage, Ghana. Two robbers boarded an anchored offshore supply vessel. Duty watchman noticed the robbers and raised the alarm, resulting in the robbers escaping with stolen ships stores. The OOW contacted the Naval base via VHF. A patrol boat was dispatched to the location.		View
103-18	BULK CARRIER	03.06.2018: 0230 UTC: Posn: 06:17N – 003:21E, Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria. Two robbers boarded an anchored bulk carrier using a hook attached to a rope. The Duty Officer and the armed security guard noticed the robbers on the forecastle deck. The armed guard fired a warning shot resulting in the robbers escaping. On conducting a search ship stores were reported as stolen. MRCC Nigeria informed.		View
102-18	PRODUCT TANKER	25.05.2018: 2335 UTC: Posn: 06:18.0N – 003:20.2E, Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria. Two robbers in a small boat approached and boarded an anchored product tanker conducting STS operations. Duty watchman noticed the robbers near the forward cargo oil tanks with a hose and raised the alarm. OOW immediately sounded the ship’s horn and crew mustered. Seeing the crew alertness, the robbers aborted their attempt to steal cargo and escaped. The Nigerian Navy boat patrolling the anchorage was notified. Nothing reported stolen.		View
101-18	RO-RO CARGO SHIP	26.05.2018: 0115 UTC: Posn: Lagos Port, Nigeria. Seven robbers boarded a berthed ro-ro ship. They took hostage the duty crew, tied him up, took his UHF radio and asked for the location of the paint store and then stole ship’s stores. The duty crew managed to free himself and raised the alarm resulting in the robbers escaping. A search was carried out. PFSO and local agents informed.		View
100-18	CONTAINER	13.04.2018: 0230 UTC: Posn: Apapa Port, Lagos, Nigeria. Four robbers in a skiff boarded a berthed container ship shortly after the mooring operations. Duty crew on routine rounds noticed the robbers and raised the alarm. Seeing the alerted crew, the robbers escaped. On searching the ship, the bosun store padlock was found broken into and ship’s stores and properties missing.		View
099-18	PRODUCT TANKER	23.05.2018: 2310 UTC: Posn: 06:15.9N - 003:12.2E, Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria. Duty crew onboard an anchored product tanker noticed robbers onboard the ship and raised the alarm, resulting in the robbers escaping empty handed.		View
098-18	PRODUCT TANKER	23.05.2018: 0700 UTC: Posn: 10:11.34N – 064:47.74W, Puerto Jose Anchorage, Venezuela. A white skiff with three robbers onboard came alongside an anchored product tanker. They tried to board the tanker via the poop deck. Duty crew spotted the robbers and raised the alarm resulting in the robbers aborting the attempted boarding and moving away.		View
097-18	BULK CARRIER	18.05.2018: 1935 UTC: Posn: 05:32.0S - 105:18.8E, Tarahan Anchorage, Indonesia. Five robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored bulk carrier using a rope. They took hostage the duty AB, tied him up and threatened him with knives. The robbers stole ship’s properties and engine spares and escaped. The AB managed to free himself and raised the alarm. OOW sounded the ship’s horn and crew mustered. A search was carried out throughout the ship and found no unauthorized person onboard.		View
096-18	PRODUCT TANKER	22.05.2018: 0007 UTC: Posn: 03:46N – 001:30E, Around 140nm South of Lome, Togo. Seven pirates in a skiff came alongside a drifting product tanker and tried to board via the poop deck. Alert duty crew spotted the pirates and raised the alarm resulting in the pirates aborting the boarding attempt and the skiff moving away. All crew safe. Master reported a suspicious vessel in the vicinity from which the pirates could have approached his vessel.		View

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