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BW Offshore reports that, at roughly 4:20 am regional time today, FPSO Sendje Berge went through an assault by pirates offshore Nigeria in which 9 Nigerian nationals were abducted.
It claimed that the event onboard the FPSO had actually finished as well as none of those staying onboard had actually endured physical injuries.
BW Offshore is accepting regional authorities, stood for on website by the Nigerian Navy.
Sendje Berge is located on the Okwori area in Nigeria on agreement to Addax Petroleum.
DRYAD EVALUATION
Maritime safety as well as danger evaluation expert Dryad Global claims that “this attack is unique within the wider realm of offshore incidents within West Africa.”
Dryad keeps in mind that both the fashion of strike as well as target are past the normal targeting as well as strike technique of pirate activity teams within Nigeria.
“The incident is reported to have involved three vessels, with one vessel being used as a decoy to distract the security vessel Hudson Capt Eledu,” recordsDryad “It is likely that there was only one security vessel in the vicinity of the FPSO. The two remaining vessels approached the FPSO and are understood to have boarded the vessel by attaching a hooked ladder onto the half way hoisted gangway. Further reports indicated that explosives were used during the attack. Whilst unable to be verified, the use of such weapons (particularly grenades and RPG’s) has thus far not been seen in wider piracy reporting in West Africa and has more in common with attacks perpetuated by militants.”
Read the remainder of the Dryad evaluation HERE
