Bakassi peninsula fishing-vessel attack (aggregate)
kidnap for ransom · 2025-05-15 · Gulf Of Guinea (off nigeria)
- Date
- 2025-05-15
- Region
- Gulf Of Guinea
- Vessel
- Bakassi peninsula fishing-vessel attack (aggregate)
- Vessel type
- fishing vessel
- Incident type
- kidnap for ransom
- Outcome
- mixed outcomes
- Casualties
- kidnappings
Summary
Fishing vessels operating off the Cross River / Bakassi peninsula area (Nigeria-Cameroon border) continue to be attacked at low intensity in 2025. The Nigerian Navy Operation Delta Sanity + Deep Blue Project have significantly reduced attack tempo since 2020-21 but the residual threat centres on fishing boats, coastal barges, and offshore-supply tenders in the swampy Niger Delta approaches. Merchant traffic in transit is largely unaffected. This aggregate entry summarises the pattern.
Source
Reporting organisation: ICC IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
https://www.icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporting-centre
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