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BW Offshore, a leading provider of floating production services to the oil and gas industry reported a pirate attack on their FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) off the Nigerian Coast. The attack on the 2 July 2020 at 4.20 am local time was on BW Offshore’s FPSO Sendje Berge offshore Nigeria. The pirates kidnapped … More Crew Kidnapped From FPSO Off Nigerian Coast
The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has issued a further warning of the risk of kidnap in Sabah, Malaysia, following on from their earlier warning on 22 May of 5 armed pirates in the area. On 2nd July ReCAAP received information from the Philippine Coast Guard … More ReCAAP Issue Warning of Kidnap in Sabah, Malaysia
Dryad Global, experts in maritime risk and global security, reports that a fishing vessel was attacked on the 24/06/2020 and crew kidnapped. The fishing vessel, the PANOFI FRONTIER, was attacked by several gunmen who approached the vessel by speed boat 61nm South of Cotonou Port. Following a successful boarding, the individuals left the vessel with 6 crew … More Pirates Kidnap 6 Crew Off Nigerian Coast
MOBtronic is a man-overboard alert system which provides automatic detection of man overboard incidents, triggering an immediate alarm on the bridge of the vessel.
MOBtronic can pinpoint both the onboard location from which a person fell, for example the deck level or cabin, and the exact GPS and chart location of the fall, aiding identification and recovery.
