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Nigerian Navy Ship Dorina in consonance with its statutory role for Safety of Life at Sea, has successfully rescued a Cameroonian-flagged Motor Fishing Vessel AFKI (MFV AFKI) with registration number UK12 and IMO number AFKI 8432780 four days after she drifted off her course. Confirming the rescue on Monday in Abuja, the Director of Information (DINFO), Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan said that the Nigerian Navy received a distressed message on November 1, 2023, requesting assistance for the rescue of the  Cameroonian vessel having drifted off her course for four weeks. It...

The Nigerian Navy has said that a raid carried out on suspected sea robbers' hideout in the Southern Ijaw Area of Bayelsa State has led to the recovery of dangerous weapons. In a statement by the Director of Information (DINFO), Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan on Sunday explained that the sting operation was conducted by operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) SOROH special anti-sea robbery team on Friday by 2 am, based on intelligence reports on the activities of the criminals. However, no arrest was made as the criminal gangs fled...

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT's operatives, Apapa, have arrested eight stowaways during its routine patrol of the maritime environment within Lagos Anchorage. The arrested stowaways were onboard CHARMINAR PANAMA on September 28, 2023, at approximately 2 a.m. In a statement on Friday by the Base Information Officer, NNS BEECROFT, Apapa Lagos, Sub Lieutenant HA Collins said that the arrest of the stowaways was based on actionable intelligence. "NNS BEECROFT patrol team apprehended and secured eight stowaways attempting to exit the country through a vessel CHARMINAR PANAMA within Lagos anchorage."...