Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2017
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2017 Final Updated
137-17
Crude Oil Tanker
Around 51nm SSW of Bonny Island
25.10.2017: 2005 UTC: Posn : 03:35.5N – 006:49.2E, Around 51nm SSW of Bonny Island, Nigeria.
While underway, armed pirates from a speed boat boarded the tanker. The 23 crew retreated into the citadel and contacted the owners for help. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre received the message and immediately liaised with the Nigerian Navy who dispatched a warship which arrived at the location and went alongside the tanker. After the crew emerged from the citadel a search was conducted. No pirates were found onboard the tanker. The warship escorted the tanker until she was out of the HRA. The tanker continued her passage to the next port.
While underway, armed pirates from a speed boat boarded the tanker. The 23 crew retreated into the citadel and contacted the owners for help. The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre received the message and immediately liaised with the Nigerian Navy who dispatched a warship which arrived at the location and went alongside the tanker. After the crew emerged from the citadel a search was conducted. No pirates were found onboard the tanker. The warship escorted the tanker until she was out of the HRA. The tanker continued her passage to the next port.
Boarded
25-10-2017