Robbery on a Container Vessel, Angola
Issued: 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2025-12-07 06:15:00 CW Alert 003- (Dec 25) West Africa Robbery ROBBERS CLOSED SOURCE
It has been reported that a robbery took place on a container vessel while anchored at Luanda anchorage, Angola. Crew reported finding razor wire cut on the starboard side of the vessel as well as footprints on the port side. Upon further inspection the paint locker was found open with several cans of paint stolen. All crew were reported as safe and no other items were reported as stolen at time of report.
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