Pirate Action Group (PAG) Spotted in Suspected Ambush now at Sea #marsec #piracy #shipping

Date 09JAN2017

Location East Opobo River, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria

Type of incidents

PAG Lat. / Long. 04:29:08N – 007:39:08E

Source(s): BI

Date: 09 January 2017, 1600 UTC

Description: A blue speedboat with seven armed men on board was sighted laying a suspected ambush around a location in Otunene, some distance away from Emeroke.

Later at around 1815GMT the same speedboat was spotted heading through the Emeroke Channel into the Atlantic Ocean.

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