Nigerian militants Wednesday have reportedly attacked US-flagged platform supply vessel off the coast of Brass, a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State.
“Things are definitely getting more intense here,” a source told Maritime industry news website gCaptain.
A security boat manned with Joint Task Force (JTF) was allegedly attacked by militants Wednesday morning off Brass. As stated by one of gCaptain sources, all JTF personnel were killed and their
weapons taken by the militants.
“This is the second attack on a security boat in the past three days,” gCaptain source adds.
Additional sources also indicate that the Edison Chouest-owned, US-flagged platform supply vessel C-Retriever was working in a nearby field and was also attacked, an incident that the sources indicate was unrelated to the attack on the JTF personnel. gCaptain source notes that the Captain and Chief Engineer, who are both US citizens, were kidnapped, but we have been unable to confirm.
“We have reached out to Edison Chouest for official comment, but they have not yet returned our phone call or emails,” gCaptain stated.