Vessel attacked near KS Endeavor blaze

Funiwa attack: vessel said to have been boarded near burning rig off Nigeria last month

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By Eoin O'Cinneide

 06 February 2012 13:26 GMT

A US-owned offshore vessel working near the site of a deadly Chevron-chartered rig blaze off Nigeria was reportedly boarded by armed bandits last month.

Crew valuables were stolen from the research vessel Janice 1 when it was attacked and boarded on the Funiwa field on 22 January close to where the jack-up rig KS Endeavor burst into flames and eventually sank following a 16 January blowout.



One report indicates that the Nigeria-flagged vessel, owned and managed by All Ocean Services of Seattle, was at the time monitoring the fire which continues to burn on the surface of the water.



There are no reports of any injuries, casualties or abductions. A security vessel called…

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