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The 35-year-old Nigerian Itoruboemi L,, who was among the hijackers the 'FWN Rapide', now sailing as 'Lady Luciana', in 2018 has been sentenced again by the court in Rotterdam. This time he was sentenced to three years in prison for the hijacking of the 'BBC Caribbean' (IMO: 9378242) in Feb 2017, In May 2025, he appeared at the court in Rotterdam again. He was among the armed pirates who came on board and took the eight crew members as hostages. The crew was taken to the mainland of Nigeria in a boat, where they were held for weeks. The shipping company eventually paid a ransom, after which the crew was released. Itoruboemi L. was given a prison sentence of three years for the case. This sentence was in addition to an eight -year prison sentence that the Nigerian was already sentenced to in Rotterdam in 2022 for the hijacking of the 'FWN Rapide', when 11 of the 14 crew members were taken hostage and held in various hiding places in the jungle of Nigeria. The court noted that Itoruboemi L. probably had a poor and difficult life in Nigeria According to his lawyer, Itoruboemi L. was under pressure at the time of the hijacking of the 'BBC Caribbean' There were financial problems. He was said to have only played a supporting role in the negotiations for the ransom, not the attack and hostage-taking. Yet the evidence told a different story. His DNA was found on a cigarette butt on board the German ship. He also wore a striking dolphin necklace during the hostage-taking, which the crew members later remembered well.

The 'Lirica' was boarded by four perpatrators about 2.46 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 17, 2023, at 11.54 p.m. in pos.1° 3.22' N 103° 40.38' E. No crew members were injured, and nothing was reported stolen.

The 'Queen' was boarded by five perpatrators about 1.18 nautical miles off the Helen Mar Reef, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 18, 2023, at 10.33 p.m. in pos.1° 8.1' N 103° 45.5' E. No crew members were injured, and nothing was reported stolen.

The 'Sinar Sigli' was boarded by an unknown number perpatrators, about 2.1 nautical miles off Pulau Iyu Kecil, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 16, 2025, at 2.18 a.m. in pos.1° 12.14' N 103° 23.14' E. No crew members were injured, but the robbers stole ship's stores.

The 'Theresa' was boarded by four perpatrators, armed with knives, about 2.5 nautical miles off Pulau Cula, while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on June 23, 2023, at 3 a.m. in pos.1° 3.6' N 103° 41.0' E. No crew members were injured, but the robbers stole three paint drums.