October 31 2007: 0330 LT: Lagos, Nigeria. Three pirates armed with knives boarded a tanker drifting. They took hostage the duty A/B and O/S and tied them up. They threatened the O/S with knives on his throat and asked him to open the accommodation doors but the O/S did not have the key. Two of the pirates then went to the bridge and assaulted the 2nd Officer. The next watch keeper woke up and saw the movements on poop deck and raised the alarm. All crew mustered. Pirates escaped with ship's stores, property, crew personal belongings and cash. First aid administered to the O/S who received knife injuries. Port control informed.October 30 2007: 2120 LT: 15 NM off fairway buoy, Bonny Town, Nigeria. Ten robbers armed with guns boarded a reefer vessel. Alarm raised and crew mustered. Robbers escaped. Attempt to contact Bonny signal station were futile
And from the Better Late Than Never Desk:
October 27 2007: 0142 LT: Santos outer roads anchorage, Brazil. Robbers armed with guns boarded a container ship and fired their guns at the approaching crew members. For safety crew members locked themselves in a safer place. Robbers opened 8 reefer containers and stole cargo contents and escaped. No one was injured
October 19 2007: Offshore Lagos: Nigeria. Robbers armed with knives boarded a tanker at anchor. They took as hostage one AB. They tied him up and warned him not to make any attempt to escape. They stole some shipÂ’s store. Robbers then took the AB into the accommodation and searched for money. They then returned to stern, lowered shipÂ’s store into the waiting boat and escaped.