Attempted robbery on a cargo vessel, Nigeria
Issued: 1 month ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
28 Apr 2023 - 04:00 CW Alert 022- (Apr 23) West Africa Robbery ROBBERS MDAT-GoG
The MDAT-GoG have received a report that an attempted robbery occurred on a cargo vessel whilst alongside at Tin-can berth number nine, Five Star Terminal, Lagos, Nigeria. Up to eight robbers armed with knives were spotted onboard the vessel by duty crew. Upon seeing the alerted crew, the perpetrators escaped by jumping overboard into a waiting boat. Nothing was reported stolen and the crew were reported as safe.
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