Product tanker Cabo Verde boarded by armed pirates 363 miles offshore Cabo Verde (off Senegal coast)

May 17 2024


Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2023

17.05.2024: 0410 UTC: Posn: 09:11.2N – 027:03.9W, Around 363nm SSW of Nova Sintra, Cabo Verde.


Ten pirates armed with AK-47 boarded a product tanker underway and took control of the bridge.

Report on ICC website


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