It has been reported that a tanker was attacked whilst underway, 150nm Southwest of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Two skiffs with up to twelve armed pirates onboard approached the tanker and opened fire coming to within 100 metres. The armed guards onboard returned fire, which resulted in the pirates aborting their attack. The vessel and crew are reported as safe.
UPDATE 1
MDAT-GoG have amended the vessel type and position of this incident to 02:50:00N – 005:24:08E, the vessel involved is classed as a reefer.
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