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2020-01-21
002-20
Container
Around 19nm SW of Bayelsa
21.01.2020: 0835 UTC: Posn: 04:05.62N - 005:44.52E, Around 19nm SW of Bayelsa, Nigeria.
Around 15 armed persons in a speed boat chased and fired upon a container vessel underway. Alarm raised and the non-essential crew took shelter in the citadel. The vessel increased speed and the armed naval guard onboard returned fire, resulting in the skiff aborting the attack and moving away. Vessel and crew safe.
Around 15 armed persons in a speed boat chased and fired upon a container vessel underway. Alarm raised and the non-essential crew took shelter in the citadel. The vessel increased speed and the armed naval guard onboard returned fire, resulting in the skiff aborting the attack and moving away. Vessel and crew safe.
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21-01-2020