Attempted Robbery On a FPSO, Angola.
Issued: 2 days, 18 hours ago
Date Reference Region Category Aggressors Source
2026-02-05 08:00:00 CW Alert 003- (Feb 26) West Africa Robbery ROBBERS CLOSED SOURCE
It has been reported that there has been an attempted robbery on a Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading unit approximately 50 NM West of the Angolan Coast (Exact location not specified). One intruder was spotted climbing one of the mooring chains, as soon as he was spotted, he immediately disembarked and fled the area. The intruder embarked from a local fishing boat carrying approximately five fisherman sources suggest it was approximately 8 meters in length. No weapons were observed and the vessel could not be identified. UPDATE: The FPSO was a Marshall Islands flagged vessel.
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