(1) Incident Type : SUSPICIOUS APPROACH | Vessel Type : UNCONFIRMED TANKER TYPE
0200 UTC | 18 October | Posn: 06-19.30 N 003-22.46 E | Lagos, Nigeria
A small wooden boat approached a tanker whilst 4.5nm offshore. Once the crew spotted the boat approaching the ship's whistle was sounded and the fire hoses were activated. The small boat which had 3 people on board approached to within 3 metres, ropes with hooks were also sighted on board.