The Director of Information of the Navy, Commodore CHRISTIAN EZEKOBE, said in a statement that a Navy warship, NNS Nwamba, rescued the vessel which came under attack from the pirates twenty nautical miles off the coast of Bonny.
Commodore EZEKOBE said the British flagged MT Vectis Osprey departed Bonny offshore terminal and came under pirate attack before NNS NWAMBA engaged the attackers on approaching the vessel which made them to abandon their mission due to superior fire power.
The Nigerian Navy however advised ship owners to profile their crew before embarking them onboard to avoid situations in which some disgruntled crew members stage-manage attacks on their own vessels.
