Three more Gulf of Guinea attacks

on November 17, 2020

The Gulf of Guinea continues to live up to its world’s worst rating for pirate and ship attacks with at least another three reported off the west African coast in recent days.

The latest was on Monday (16 November) when the tanker Stelios K stopped position reporting, some 40 nautical miles south-south-east of Lomé. According to Praesidium International this could be an indication it was boarded. No further information was available at the time of publication.

Source: defenceweb.co.za

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