A Bourbon platform supply vessel (PSV) has thwarted an armed pirate raid off Nigeria, it has emerged.
The French shipowner confirmed to TradeWinds that the 3,700-dwt Bourbon Explorer 502 (built 2007) had come under attack, but all crew were safe and well.
Vesseltracker reported that the ship was underway off Bonny Island on 28 February when it was pursued and fired on by 16 gunmen in two speedboats.
