Incident
Attack on Vessel
DTG
25 March 2020 1005hrs UTC
Position
03°07’N, 005°35’E
Ship Dimension
199 x 32.25
Vessel / Cargo
Cargo
Location
79nm SW Brass
19.7nm S Abgami Terminal
Source Confidence Level
High
Incident Overview
Reporting indicates that the Greek Flagged Bulk Carrier MV SCARABE IMO 9712967 was attacked. MDAT-GoG have reported that one speedboat with 7 attackers on board was in the vicinity of the vessel.
Dryad Analysis
This latest incident has occurred at in an area of significant reporting density. Throughout 2019 there were 5 incidents recorded within 60nm of the Agbami Field Terminal compared with 0 incidents in 2018.
Dryad will continue to update this post as necessary.
