Boarding Lagos Anchorage #marsec

Date 26OCT2016

Location Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria

Type of incidents BOARDING

Lat. / Long. 06:20N – 003:20E

Source: BI / NYA

Date: 26 October 2016

Description: At approximately 2215LT the tanker MT NORTE launched a distress call on VHF as it was boarded by at least one suspected pirate.

Upon hearing the alarm, the perpetrator jumped overboard and escaped on a wooden skiff.

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