By Uzor Odigbo
BW Offshore on Thursday announced that FPSO Sendje Berge was attacked by sea pirates at about 4:20 am local time offshore Nigeria.
The pirates kidnapped nine Nigerian national workers before leaving the vessel. BW said that none of the remaining workers onboard suffered physical injuries.
“BW Offshore is cooperating with local authorities, represented on site by the Nigerian Navy,” the company said in a short statement.
The FPSO is operating on the Okwori field in Nigeria on contract to Addax Petroleum.
The armed bandits attacked the FPSO Sendje Berge some 30 nautical miles southwest from Bonny Island, earlier today, kidnapping some of its crew members.
The incident was confirmed earlier by BW Offshore, owners of the FPSO.
“On 2 July 2020, at approximately 4:20 am local time, BW Offshore’s FPSO Sendje Berge was subject to an attack by pirates offshore Nigeria in which nine Nigerian nationals were kidnapped,” the company said.
“The incident onboard the FPSO has ended and none of those remaining onboard has suffered physical injuries.”