The Nigerian Navy has rescued 10 crew members from a distressed vessel, MV SEMA III, which was enroute Calabar from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
This is contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Monday in Abuja.
Adams-Aliu said that the navy had proven its swift response capability and dedication to saving lives at sea.
He said the operation was carried out by personnel of Forward Operating Base IBAKA on Friday.
\u201cActing on a distress call received around 2000 hours, a naval gunboat equipped with a submersible pump was immediately deployed.
\u201cOn arrival, the team discovered the vessel taking in water and promptly evacuated all occupants comprising one Cameroonian, one Equatorial Guinean and eight Nigerians, who were later received, debriefed, and catered for at FOB IBAKA until Saturday.
\u201cThe Master of MV SEMA III expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Nigerian Navy for its timely intervention and exceptional professionalism,\u201d he said.
Adams-Aliu said the successful rescue operation underscores the Nigerian navy\u2019s renewed efforts to ensure maritime safety, protection of critical national assets, and promotion of lawful economic activities within Nigeria\u2019s maritime domain.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Nigerian Navy has rescued 10 crew members from a distressed vessel, MV SEMA III, which was enroute Calabar from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Monday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said that the navy had proven its swift response capability and dedication […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n