NIGERIA // MAERSK CADIZ piracy attack 120NM South West of Bonny Island – 19/12/2020

MAERSK CADIZ

DEC. 2020

NIGERIA

120NM South West of Bonny Island

2020-12-19T13:27

Container Vessel

EVENT DESCRIPTION // On December 19th, around 1327 UTC, some 35NM SW of Egina FPSO (120NM SW of Bonny Island), the Singapore-flagged container ship MAERSK CADIZ (IMO: 9526459) was attacked and boarded by an unknown number of perpetrators. All crew managed to retreat into the citadel and are reported to be safe.

The MAERSK CADIZ is managed by MAERSK Line A/S, Denmark.

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