MDAT GoG (West Africa) Weekly Piracy Report #marsec #piracy #westafrica #mdatgog #shipping
One incident reported this week
29/06/2017
SIGHTING
Port Harcourt, NIGERIA
At about 22:30Zhrs in position 04°48N - 007°03E, a merchant vessel reported three small boats hiding under pipelines. Armed guards spotted one small boat near the ship’s bow and kept them away by warning shots. Later the boat closed another vessel. Around 15 to 20 rounds were fired during approximately 30 seconds. MDAT-GoG comment: This event refers to Advisory 001/JUN/17