Navy Rescues 10 from Distressed Vessel in Calabar
The Nigerian Navy successfully rescued 10 crew members—one Cameroonian, one Equatorial Guinean, and eight Nigerians—from the distressed vessel MV SEMA III en route to Calabar from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. According to Naval Director of Information, Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, the rescue took place on Friday, November 7, after a distress call was made. A naval gunboat with a submersible pump reached the scene quickly, evacuated all occupants, and brought them to safety at Forward Operating Base IBAKA. The rescue operation received praise from MV SEMA III’s captain for the Navy’s professionalism and rapid response. Just days earlier, the Navy also saved 11 passengers from a sinking speedboat in Rivers State, demonstrating heightened efforts to ensure regional maritime safety. Additionally, the Nigerian Navy has intensified anti-crude oil theft operations in the Niger Delta, deactivating multiple illegal refining sites in Delta and Rivers […]