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NIMASA Gives Insight On Piracy Incident In Gulf of Guinea, Says Attack Not On Nigerian Waters

Saint AugustineBy Saint AugustineJune 4, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has explained that the piracy incident that took place in the Gulf of Guinea on Friday 30th May, 2025 occurred at coordinates 2°37’35”N, 6°46’47”E, approximately 75 nautical miles northwest of Santo Antonio Port, São Tomé and Príncipe approximately 420 nautical miles away from  southeast, Nigeria.

The agency, in a statement signed by Osagie Edward, Head Public Relations, NIMASA disclosed that on May 30, 2025, at approximately 1614 UTC, the C4i Operational Centre of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA received a distress alert via the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea, MDAT-GoG, reporting a suspected pirate attack on a commercial vessel.

According to the statement, Preliminary investigations had confirmed the affected vessel to be the MV ORAGE FROST, a general cargo ship bearing IMO Number 9797656, and flying the flag of Curaçao. 

The incident, the statement said, occurred at coordinates 2°37’35”N, 6°46’47”E, approximately 75 nautical miles northwest of Santo Antonio Port, São Tomé and Príncipe, approximately 420 nautical miles away from southeast Nigeria. 

It added that at the time of the incident, MV ORAGE FROST had recently completed loading operations in Douala, Cameroon, and was en route to Matadi, Congo, having regularly operated between ports in Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, and Benin.

“NIMASA is actively coordinating with the Nigerian Navy and other regional maritime security agencies to ensure the safety of the vessel’s crew and to support ongoing investigations into the incident.

“We remain committed to regional maritime security cooperation to enhance safety and deter criminal activity in Nigerian waters and indeed the Gulf of Guinea, leveraging on the Deep Blue Project”, the statement assured.

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