W’African Waters as 12 Mariners
Kidnapped off PH
Harboursandport, with agency report
While incidents of armed attacks are on the rise along the nation's waterways, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, seem to be abandoning is duty of safety on Nigeria's waterways in pursuit of his political ambition in Rivers State.
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| Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside |
The World Maritime News (WMN) reported that twelve seafarers manning the FWN Rapide general cargo vessel were taken by pirates off the coast of Nigeria on April 21, Dutch company ForestWave, managers of the vessel, confirmed.
FWN Rapide has meanwhile been moved to a safe position by two of the remaining seafarers, who are
reported to be safe and unhurt.
“ForestWave would like to stress its main priority is to establish contact with the missing seafarers and secure their earliest and secure return. The
company’s emergency response team is working around the clock and is liaising with the local and
international authorities. ForestWave together with its local organizations are in close contact with the
families of the valued seafarers to support them in these difficult times,” the company said.
FWN Rapide is a 2005-built vessel flying the Dutch flag and was on its way from Takoradi, Ghana to
Port Harourt, Nigeria whent it came under attack.
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported a rise in armed attacks against ships in the Western Africa since the beginning of this year.
There have been 22 incidents recorded in Nigeria alone, of 66 reported incidents in the first quarter of this year.
Of the 11 vessels fired upon worldwide, eight were off Nigeria, including a 300,000 dwt VLCC tanker
more than 40 nautical miles off Brass, reports World Maritime News.
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