Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2012

IMB Live Piracy Map 2012

date time

2012-10-31
id
Attack Number:

254-12
Date:

Wed Oct 24 2012
Type of Vessel :

Barge Carrier
Attack Posn Map :

3.9066666666666667 5.418055555555555
Location detail:

Around 55nm SW of Brass
Type of Attack :

Attempted
Narrations:

24.10.2012: 2015 UTC: Posn: 03:54.4N - 005:25.1E, Nigeri Estuary, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Pirates in a speed boat attempted to board a barge carrier underway by throwing a hook to the upper deck of the vessel. The vessel made evasive manoeuvres, increased speed and avoided the boarding.
Serious Crew Injured: