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%am %b 01 2015
Crude Tanker
Around 10nm SW of Escravos Offshore
Attempted
01.02.2015: 1830 UTC: Posn: 05:28N – 005:05E, Around 10nm SW of Escravos Offshore, Nigeria.
Two crew on the forecastle of an anchored tanker noticed a boat approaching at high speed. As the boat closed the crew noticed something being thrown towards the vessel. The boat moved away and waited. After a while the two crew noticed the boat slowly approach the vessel again. The crew noticed the persons in the boat light an object and throw it towards the vessel, which hit the ship's rail and fell into the water. A loud explosion was heard. The boat moved away. Nigerian Navy and Port Authority informed. A gun boat was deployed and the vessel moved to a secure anchorage.
Two crew on the forecastle of an anchored tanker noticed a boat approaching at high speed. As the boat closed the crew noticed something being thrown towards the vessel. The boat moved away and waited. After a while the two crew noticed the boat slowly approach the vessel again. The crew noticed the persons in the boat light an object and throw it towards the vessel, which hit the ship's rail and fell into the water. A loud explosion was heard. The boat moved away. Nigerian Navy and Port Authority informed. A gun boat was deployed and the vessel moved to a secure anchorage.
01-02-2015