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Crew member fell over board

A crew member of the 'Gem' fell into the sea in the night of June 12. 2021. The person was identified as Yoebert Aberde. He was reported missing around 8:40 p.m. The incident occurred three nautical miles north of Punta Masparro and Chuspa, the border area between the states of Miranda and La Guaira. The Captaincy of Puerto Carenero, the La Guaira Coast Guard Command, fire brigades, lifeguards and the Miranda State Police, as well as well as the INEA, started an SAR operation without result yet.

Pirate attack repelled off Nigeria

Aboard the "African Gem", while in position 003 04 48 N, 006 01 48 E, about 70 miles south of Brass, Nigeria, the duty officer noticed on radar two targets at a distance of four miles on Feb 27, 2019, at 8 p.m. At two miles the targets were seen to cross the stern of the tanker, increase speed and then approach the tanker at high speed. As the skiffs closed in on the tanker, pirates in the skiffs opened fire. The embarked Nigerian naval personnel on board the "African Gem" returned fire. The skiffs retreated and followed the tanker for a short duration before moving away.

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