Nigerian Security Personnel Allegedly Killed, Edison Chouest Supply Boat Attacked

“Things are definitely getting more intense here,” remarked one of our sources working offshore Nigeria this afternoon.

A security boat manned with Joint Task Force (JTF) Nigeria personnel was allegedly attacked by militants this morning off Brass, Nigeria.  According to one of our sources, all JTF personnel were killed and their weapons taken by the militants.

“This is the second attack on a security boat in the past three days,” our source adds.

Additional sources also indicate that the Edison Chouest-owned, US-flagged platform supply vessel C-Retriever was working in a nearby field and was also attacked, an incident that our sources indicate was unrelated to the attack on the JTF personnel.  Our source notes that the Captain and Chief Engineer, who are both US citizens, were kidnapped, but we have been unable to confirm.

We have reached out to Edison Chouest for official comment, but they have not yet returned our phone call or emails.

The following is a graphic of the vessel tracking data for the C-Retriever which was obtained via vessel tracking provider, PortVision.com.  The circled position indicates the vessel’s last known position, which was recorded at 2243 CDT on 22 October.