Boarding and Kidnapping –NW Libreville – Gabon

DRYAD Global is Reporting indicates that two trawlers (AMERGER II & AMERGER VII) were boarded off Libreville, GABON. One incident occurred at 20nm from shore and the second 36nm from shore.

Reports suggest that the incident involved a single skiff with three engines and  13 persons on board. Reporting suggests that the perpetrators spoke English.

It is understood that following the boarding 6 personnel have been kidnapped, 3 from each vessel. The nationalities of those kidnapped are understood to be 3 Indonesian, 2 Senegalese, 1 South Korean.

Vessels are advised to exercise extreme caution in this area.

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