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Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2020
2020-07-20
104-20
Product Tanker
Around 196nm SW of Bayelsa
17.07.2020: 1000 UTC: Posn: 02:57N – 002:46E, Around 196nm SW of Bayelsa, Nigeria.
Eight pirates armed with machine guns boarded a tanker underway. They held hostage all crew members, stole the tanker’s documents and valuables and kidnapped 13 crew members before escaping. The tanker was left drifting with limited and unqualified crew onboard. A nearby merchant vessel rendered assistance which allowed the tanker to sail to a safe port. Regional authorities notified. On 02.09.2020, the Owners confirmed that the 13 kidnapped crew members were released safely on 19.08.2020.
Eight pirates armed with machine guns boarded a tanker underway. They held hostage all crew members, stole the tanker’s documents and valuables and kidnapped 13 crew members before escaping. The tanker was left drifting with limited and unqualified crew onboard. A nearby merchant vessel rendered assistance which allowed the tanker to sail to a safe port. Regional authorities notified. On 02.09.2020, the Owners confirmed that the 13 kidnapped crew members were released safely on 19.08.2020.
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