GAZ PROVIDENCE

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Tanker involved in search for missing fisherman

The Port Authorities of Nafplio, Spetses, Astros and Leonidi were informed in the early hours of Oct 16, 2021, by the JRCC of the Greek Coast Guard, a missing 30-year-old fisherman and his boat in the area of Fokianou in Leonidio. A patrol boat, two) private boats and twomerchant ships went to the area. The boat was located by the 'Gaz Prividence' and was then taken in tow by the 'Christos Nikolas' to a fish farm, where he disembarked safely.

Nigerian Navy foiled two pirate attacks

The Nigerian navy foiled two pirate attacks on oil tankers on Feb 8, 2017, in the country’s Atlantic waters and freed 21 crew members. Troops intercepted the "Gaz Providence", seized by pirates a day earlier near Bonny Island at 7.36 p.m. in position 03-31N 007-04E, rescuing 21 crew members. The tanker ent a distress call which prompted the Nigerian Navy to dispatch the NNS "Okpabana" to the vessel. At 1:30 p.m. its crew boarded the oil tanker to investigate and gather information on the failed hijack attempt. The "Victory" of the Nigerian Navy also stopped gunmen from boarding another tanker, the "Rio Spirit", which had picked up cargo from the Qua Iboe Terminal run by Exxon Mobil Corp.’s local unit. The pirates attempted to hijack the oil tanker after she loaded products from QUA IBOE terminal and was 110 nautical miles south of Akassa in Delta State where the incident took place. Not mindful of the fact that the vessel was under security cover by the operatives of the Nigerian Navy who were onboard a security vessel, the assailants swooped on the tanker in an attempt to hijack it. The Nigerian Navy operatives repelled the attack and secured the route of the vessel. Not deterred, the pirates made another spirited effort to hijack the "Rio Spirit" 30 minutes after the first attempt which was also repelled. However, she was successfully escorted to safety as she continued her voyage.