Offshore supply vessel Bourbon Arethuse, belonging to French company Bourbon, was attacked by pirates on Tuesday night, offshore Nigeria, IMB Piracy Reporting Centre informed.
Pirates boarded the OSV which was on standby duties on the Usari field, Nigeria. “Seeing the pirates the crew raised the alarm, retreated into the citadel, alerted other vessels and shore based office by VHF and waited until the pirates had left,” IMB PRC report says.
No one was hurt in the attack and all crew members are safe, as an after attack investigation showed. Accordingly, the pirates were solely interested in the ship’s and crew belongings.
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World Maritime News Staff, June 7, 2013; Image: Bourbon