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NIMASA Rescues Hijacked Ghanaian Fishing Vessel
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said its satellite surveillance system helped to rescue a Ghanaian fishing vessel from suspected hijackers last Thursday.
A statement by Mr Isichei Osamgbi, NIMASA’s Deputy Director and Head of Public Relations Unit, yesterday said that the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) disclosed that the Liberian-flagged ship, “Fair Artemis” lost contact with its owners on Wednesday.
The statement said the Ghanaian registered vessel was hijacked off the coast of Ghana and sailed across Togo and Benin Republic to Nigeria.
It said the Ghanaian Fisheries Authority and the operators of the fishing vessel joined in requesting NIMASA to bring the incident to a logical conclusion.
“A Greek oil tanker with 24 crew members has lost contact with its owners in the Gulf of Guinea, sparking fears that the ship may have been hijacked by pirates,” the statement said.
It said that responding, NIMASA immediately launched its satellite surveillance system in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force.
It added that the six hours surveillance operation was coordinated by Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, NIMASA Director of Shipping Development.
“The newly built satellite surveillance system of the agency which has penetrating radar capabilities was brought to bear and the incident was resolved within six hours.
“The NIMASA team, working with the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force, used air and sea patrols.
“They quickly put up a response which made the hijackers abandon their mission and flee,” the statement quoted Enisuoh as saying.
It explained that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) had designated Nigeria as one of the five Regional Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres (RMRCCs) in Africa.
“Nigeria, therefore provides Search and Rescue (SAR) and security co-ordination in the waters of Benin Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, and Togo, in addition to its own territorial waters,” it said.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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