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Ship Security Alert System was an error
It has been confirmed that the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) activated on the 'Errina' appeared to have been in error and the vessel has subsequently been shown to be at a location South of Lagos. Indications were that the vessel position was 200 miles West Sao Tome. This position would have been irregular to her known trading pattern. Reporting indicated that the vessel was boarded but all personnel had managed to retreat to the vessel citadel and were subsequently safe and accounted for. Wilst details remain unclear the vessel can be seen to have recorded her departure from Limboh anchorage on Oct 20 at 2.20 p.m. heading in a South West Direction. The vessel ceased broadcasting on AIS at around 3 p.m. The vessel has an established trading pattern between Lomé, Lagos and the wider Niger Delta region. Notably all transits throughout the wider Nigerian EEZ were conducted with AIS off. The Nigerian Navy have recently mounted operations to interdict and arrest any vessel found not broadcasting on AIS.
Tanker and crew safe
The 'Errina' and its crew were now safe, after the owner - Akron Trade and Transport in the United Arab Emirates - managed to get in touch with the ship. It was still unclear whether the ship has been subjected to a hijacking attempt. The 'Errina' was 200 nautical miles west of Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea when the ship's AIS signal disappeared and the owner lost contact with the ship. Two safety vessels have been in contact with the ship, and both times the crew reported all was well on board. But it was not clear whether it has been attacked or not. On Oct 24 at 7 a.m. it anchored off Lagos.
Tanker attacked in Gulf of Guinea
The 'Errina' was attacked by pirates in the morning of Oct 22, 2020, in the Gulf of Guinea west of Sao Tome, the tanker’s SSAS was activated. The tanker has been underwwy in Gulf of Guinea waters since its delivery in 2019. The latest AIS signal dated from Oct 20 after it left the Limboh Terminal in Cameroon.
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