Attempted robbery on a cargo vessel, Ghana
Issued: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
| Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
| 10 Jul 2023 - 00:35 | CW Alert 008- (Jul 23) | West Africa | Robbery | ROBBERS | MASTER OF VESSEL |
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| The Master of a cargo vessel has reported that an attempted robbery occurred whilst anchored at Takoradi Anchorage, Ghana. Duty crew spotted that the razor wire on the forward, port side of the cargo vessel had been partly removed and two robbers were on the deck. The alarm was raised, the crew mustered and Port Control were informed via VHF Channel 14. Upon hearing the alarm and seeing the alerted crew, the perpetrators escaped into a waiting blue, wooden boat with at least one additional perpetrator. A full search of the cargo vessel was completed, which confirmed all padlocks were still in place and nothing had been stolen. A patrol boat arrived on the scene and checked the area surrounding the vessel, however the perpetrators could not be located. | |||||