Pirates in a rate watercraft went after and also terminated on an LNG vessel recently off the coastline of Bonny, Nigeria, the IMB Piracy Reporting Center has confirmed.

The case occurred last Tuesday, November 26, about 30 maritime miles southwest of Bonny.

The Piracy Reporting Centre record stated the LNG vessel was chased after and also bombarded by 9 pirates in a rate watercraft. The vessel’s emergency situation alarm system was elevated, all team summoned in castle and also SSAS sharp turned on.

The pirates came close to the vessel a number of times yet were not successful and also later terminated the strike because of the the vessel raising rate and also incredibly elusive maneuvers, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre stated. Both the vessel and also team reported risk-free.

The identification of the vessel was not divulged in the record.

Last week, the Piracy Reporting Centre reported that there has actually been a record-low variety of hijackings in the Gulf of Guinea until now in 2018, yet the piracy hazard in the area lingers. The IMB record kept in mind that 37 of the 39 team kidnappings for ransom money occurring around the globe in the very first 9 months of 2018 happened in the Gulf of Guinea area, in 7 different cases.