Live Piracy Report
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2024
Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2020
2024-12-06
106-24
Fishing Vessel
Cotonou Anchorage
05.12.2024: 2255 UTC: Posn: 06:13.34N – 002:32.28E, Cotonou Anchorage, Benin.
Five robbers in a wooden boat, armed with AK47 rifles approached and boarded a fishing vessel. They took the crew hostage, stole two cell phones and kidnapped the Captain before escaping. Incident reported to the Benin Navy who dispatched a patrol boat and escorted the fishing vessel to anchorage where investigations are ongoing.
Five robbers in a wooden boat, armed with AK47 rifles approached and boarded a fishing vessel. They took the crew hostage, stole two cell phones and kidnapped the Captain before escaping. Incident reported to the Benin Navy who dispatched a patrol boat and escorted the fishing vessel to anchorage where investigations are ongoing.
Boarded
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