- General cargo ship Huanghai Glory was reported attacked by pirates on-board.
- The ship was drifting after attack, not responding to contact requests.
- The Nigerian Navy patrol boat NNS SPARROW approached, in nearly 24 hours after alert, in vicinity of Lagos.
General cargo ship Huanghai Glory was reported attacked by Dryad Global, writes Mikhail Voytenko for Maritime Bulletin.
Pirates aboard cargo ship
The cargo ship was boarded by pirates at 1820 UTC Mar 5, some 85 nm south of Lagos Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea. The ship was drifting after attack, not responding to contact requests.
According to track, the ship started moving at around 1300 UTC Mar 6, after about an hour went adrift again.
Patrol boat to rescue
As of 1500 UTC Mar 6, the ship was still adrift or moving at slow speed. The Nigerian Navy patrol boat NNS SPARROW approached, in nearly 24 hours after alert, in vicinity of Lagos. There were 23 crew members and were reportedly all Chinese.
The ship left Lekki port, east of Lagos, understood on March 5, though AIS track looks somewhat different with positions and time not exactly fitting in the story.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
