By Chiemelie Ezeobi
Disaster was averted at the Tarkwa Bay area of Lagos after naval operatives attached to the newly established Forward Operations Base (FOB) rescued all 12 passengers of a capsized commercial boat.
The outboard-engine boat had capsized when a heavy wave by another transiting boat filled its flanks.
Fortunately, operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT attached to the FOB as well as personnel of the navy’s Special Boat Services (SBS), who were on routine patrol, chanced on them and rescued the passengers.
Confirming the rescue, the Information Officer, Western Naval Command, Commander Thomas Otuji, said the passengers were immediately ferried to the Naval Medical Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, for medical care.
Navy rescues 12 drowning passengers in Lagos
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By Evelyn Usman
Twelve drowning passengers of an outward engine boat which capsized along Takwa Bay area of Lagos, were Sunday night rescued by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, Lagos.
The incident was said to have been caused by waves from another boat transiting the same area at about 8:10pm.
Report said that passengers of the ill fated boat shouted for help but none was forth coming , until personnel of the NNS Beecroft who were at the vicinity on routine patrol were alerted.
Explaining how they were rescued, the Western Naval Command Information Officer, Commander Thomas Otuji, said ” The personnel were deployed to the scene for search and rescue operations.
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Navy to acquire two warships in 2021
The Nigerian Navy will take delivery of two warships in 2021 in an effort to boost operations in the nation’s territorial waters.
Sileranda Lassa, Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command Oghara, Delta, made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of newly-built staff quarters at Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder’s base in Port Harcourt.
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Navy to acquire two warships in 2021
Mr Lassa said that acquisition of the warships, equipped with new navigational systems, was part of ongoing efforts to renew the naval fleet for improved maritime security operations.
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The Nigerian Navy will take delivery of two warships in 2021 in an effort to boost operations in the nation’s territorial waters.
Sileranda Lassa, Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command Oghara, Delta, made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of newly-built staff quarters at Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder’s base in Port Harcourt.
The quarters include a block of 10-studio flats for officers, a block of 40-room arrival hall for ratings and a three-bedroom apartment for chief boatswain’s mate.