Robbery on a container vessel, Lagos
Issued: 4 months, 4 weeks ago
| Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
| 2024-11-28 04:40:00 | CW Alert 026- (Nov 24) | West Africa | Robbery | ROBBERS | IMB |
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| It has been reported that a robbery occurred on a container vessel whilst berthed at Tin Can Port, Lagos, Nigeria. Up to twenty robbers, armed with knives, boarded the vessel and restrained a duty crew person, a stevedore and the bosun. The perpetrators then stole items of cargo from the containers and escaped when they were spotted by a duty watchman. The incident was reported to the Port authorities. | |||||