Marine Security Bulletin 14 APRIL 2023 - Security incident, involving the hijacking of an oil tanker by pirates at the south of Côte D'Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea

Dear Ship owners, Operators, and Masters of Liberian Flagged Vessels,

Subject: Security incident, involving the hijacking of an oil tanker by pirates at the south of Côte D'Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea

April 2023

This bulletin is to inform about a security incident, involving the hijacking of an oil tanker by pirates while drifting at a position 00⁰ 7’N, 004⁰ 34W about 300 NM south of Côte D'Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea at 14:00 LT/UTC on 10 April 2023.

The vessel was boarded by an unknown number of pirates that took control of the vessel. The vessel’s AIS was switched off and the vessel’s whereabout is still currently unknown.

It is recommended that all Liberian vessels operating in the Gulf of Guinea extending as far west to the Republic of Côte D'Ivoire and as far south to the Republic of Congo implement all necessary security and anti-piracy measures equivalent to security level 2 in the approved Ship Security Plan, exercise extreme vigilance, and proceed with caution during your transit/operation in this area. Owners, operators and Masters are urged to register with Maritime Domain Awareness for TradeGulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG) upon their vessel entering its voluntary reporting area and to report suspicious activity and incidents of piracy and armed robbery in a timely manner by contacting the MDAT-GoG by phone at +33 (02) 98 22 88 88, or by email to watchkeepers@mdat-gog.org.

Please refer to Marine Security Advisory - 01/2022 for additional information on the Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping for Ransom, and Reporting of Incidents.

Please keep LISCR’s Security Department informed of any security incidents at:

Office of the Senior Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs

Republic of Liberia

22980 Indian Creek Drive, Suite 200 Dulles, Virginia 20166 USA

D: +1 571 495 5944 / O: +1 703 790 3434 / F: +1 703 790 5655

Email: Security@liscr.com www.liscr.com