CAMEROON // On September 12th, 2019, while alongside in Douala port, a Marshall-Island flagged bulk carrier was boarded by unknown number of men. Broken padlocks and door were noticed by the crew during routine morning rounds. The perpetrators acted undisturbed overnight, stealing ships’ property before escaping.
Approximate location: Douala port, Cameroon.
NIGERIAN NAVY PERSONNEL SEIZED A VESSEL ALLEGEDLY USED FOR CONDUCTING OIL THEFTS AND ARRESTED 11 SUSPECTS
On October 26th, around 0125 UTC, in Luanda anchorage, five robbers on a wooden canoe attempted to board the Norway-flagged OCEAN INTERVENTION III (IMO: 9249477)
A BERMUDA-FLAGGED TANKER WAS ATTACKED IN PROXIMITY OF DOUALA OPL WITHIN THE CAMEROONIAN EEZ. PIRATES ATTEMPTED TO BOARD THE VESSEL TWICE
THE ATTACK REPRESENTS THE DEADLIEST ONE REGISTERED IN 2020 IN THE COUNTRY, WITH 29 SOLDIERS KILLED IN ACTION
ACCORDING TO BOTH LOCAL AND US OFFICIALS, THE GROUPS’ INFLUENCE IS INCREASING AND REPRESENTS A THREAT FOR REGIONAL SECURITY
Dopo essere stati soccorsi nel tentativo di raggiungere le Canarie, alcuni migranti hanno minacciato l’equipaggio
