Piracy / armed maritime incident

Monjasa Reformer tanker hijacking

25 March 2023

Approximately 140 NM off Pointe-Noire, Congo

What happened

The tanker Monjasa Reformer was hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea and found five days later; six kidnapped crew members were recovered roughly six weeks after the hijacking.

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Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Port or tanker
Latitude
-3.5000°
Longitude
9.5000°

Attribution

Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.

Sources

  1. Pirates hijack oil tanker, capture 16 crewmembers in Gulf of GuineaAfricanews · Incident reporting