Attack and boarding 8nm SE of Freetown

By: Dryad Global on August 22, 2020 at 5:12 PM

Incident West Africa

Reporting indicates the fishing vessel SHENGHAI2 was attacked and boarded when anchored 8nm SE of Freetown, Sierra Leone, at about 0030 hrs UTC.

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