Update as of 10 February 20 0600UTC
Reporting indicates that the Hijacked vessel LIANPENGYU 809 was last sighted at location 03° 00N 006° 20E 78NM South Brass. The vessel is understood to be transiting NNE.
It is highly likely that the perpetrators will abandon the LIANPENGYU 809 offshore and kidnap some or all of the associated crew.
The crew of the LIANPENGYU 809 are understood to be Chinese, Indonesian and Gabonese nationals.
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