Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2017
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2017 Final Updated
105-17
Product Tanker
Lagos General Purpose Anchorage
19.08.2017: 0250 UTC: Posn: 06:20.7N – 003:18.2E, Lagos General Purpose Anchorage, Nigeria.
Alert duty watch keepers onboard the bridge of an anchored tanker spotted a floating object near the stbd bow and informed the armed security guard who fired warning shots. One robber was seen jumping overboard from the forecastle. Alarm raised and PA announcement made. All crew except watch keepers were directed to the citadel. After the security guards checked the deck areas to ensure no unauthorised persons on board, the crew emerged from the citadel and carried out a thorough search on board the tanker. The crew noticed a flexible hose pipe inserted into a Butterworth pocket of No. 1S COT. One robber was noticed hiding in the hawse pipe. He was apprehended and tied up by the security guard and later handed over to the local agents. It was reported that the robbers had managed to steal some oil from the tanker.
Alert duty watch keepers onboard the bridge of an anchored tanker spotted a floating object near the stbd bow and informed the armed security guard who fired warning shots. One robber was seen jumping overboard from the forecastle. Alarm raised and PA announcement made. All crew except watch keepers were directed to the citadel. After the security guards checked the deck areas to ensure no unauthorised persons on board, the crew emerged from the citadel and carried out a thorough search on board the tanker. The crew noticed a flexible hose pipe inserted into a Butterworth pocket of No. 1S COT. One robber was noticed hiding in the hawse pipe. He was apprehended and tied up by the security guard and later handed over to the local agents. It was reported that the robbers had managed to steal some oil from the tanker.
Boarded
19-08-2017