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Fishing Vessel
Ivory Coast Fishing Areas
15.05.2020: Posn: Ivory Coast Fishing Areas, Ivory Coast.
A fishing vessel carrying out fishing activities was boarded and hijacked by ten pirates. Upon receiving the distress message, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) immediately started liaising with the Regional Authorities and the vessel operators. A Nigerian navy patrol vessel intercepted and boarded the hijacked vessel, apprehended the pirates, rescued the crew, and escorted the fishing vessel to a safe port. All crew reported safe.
A fishing vessel carrying out fishing activities was boarded and hijacked by ten pirates. Upon receiving the distress message, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) immediately started liaising with the Regional Authorities and the vessel operators. A Nigerian navy patrol vessel intercepted and boarded the hijacked vessel, apprehended the pirates, rescued the crew, and escorted the fishing vessel to a safe port. All crew reported safe.
Hijacked