A containership had the ability to repel a pirate strike off the shore of Bonny Island,Nigeria

The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre validates that a skiff with regarding 10 pirates equipped with AK-47s chased after and also bombarded a containership underway last Friday around 97 maritime miles southern ofBonny

The Master elevated the alarm system, triggered distress alert, raised rate and also took incredibly elusive maneuvers, causing the pirates terminating the tried strike and also relocating away, the IMB record stated.

The staff and also ship are reported secure.

Maritime knowledge company Dryad Global reports that the containership entailed was the MV Lana, a Liberian- flagged containership constructed in 2010.

AIS ship monitoring information reveals the vessel is underway Douala, Cameroon to Tangier,Morocco

Dryad keeps in mind that the case is the very first happen in the location in 2020.