The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) gives vivid insight into a piracy incidence in the Gulf of Guinea, insisting that the attack never occurred on Nigerian waters
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has explained that the piracy incident that took place in the Gulf of Guinea on Friday, May 30, 2025 occurred at coordinates 2°37’35”N, 6°46’47”E, approximately 75 nautical miles northwest of Santo Antonio Port, São Tomé and Príncipe approximately 420 nautical miles away from Southeast, Nigeria.
According to the agency in a statement signed by Osagie Edward, its Head of Public Relations, on May 30, 2025, at approximately 1614 UTC, the C4i Operational Centre of the NIMASA received a distress alert via the Maritime Domain Awareness for Trade-Gulf of Guinea (MDAT-GoG), reporting a suspected pirate attack on a commercial vessel.
According to the statement, Preliminary investigations had confirmed the affected vessel to be the MV ORAGE FROST, a general cargo ship bearing IMO Number 9797656, and flying the flag of Curaçao.
The statement added that, the incident occurred at coordinates 2°37’35”N, 6°46’47”E, approximately 75 nautical miles northwest of Santo Antonio Port, São Tomé and Príncipe, approximately 420 nautical miles away from Southeast Nigeria.
It said that at the time of the incident, MV ORAGE FROST had recently completed loading operations in Douala, Cameroon, and was enroute to Matadi, Congo, having regularly operated between ports in Cameroon, Togo, Ghana, and Benin.
Edward said in the statement, “NIMASA is actively coordinating with the Nigerian Navy and other regional maritime security agencies to ensure the safety of the vessel’s crew and to support ongoing investigations into the incident.
“We remain committed to regional maritime security cooperation to enhance safety and deter criminal activity in Nigerian waters and indeed the Gulf of Guinea, leveraging on the Deep Blue Project”.
