NNS Badagry (P177)
NNS Badagry is an Ocea FPB 72 patrol boat operated by the Nigerian Navy.[1][2]
Design
[edit]Badagry is 24 metres (79 ft) long, and is capable of travelling at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).[1]
Operational history
[edit]On August 13, 2013, Badagry engaged in a gun battle with pirates who had captured MT Norte, an oil tanker.[2] The pirates tried to flee, and twelve of the sixteen pirates were killed before the survivors surrendered.
References
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"September 2017: OCEA delivers "SHIRORO– P185" and "OSE - P186" (OCEA FPB 72 MKII) to the Nigerian Navy". Ocea. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
SHIRORO – P185" and "OSE – P186", will join the three other 24-meter Fast Patrol Boats delivered in 2012 by OCEA: "OKPOKU – P175", "BOMADI – P176" and "BADAGRY – P177", as well as a 32-meter Fast Patrol Boat, type OCEA FPB 98 MKI, delivered in 2013: "DORINA – P101". The fleet will be completed by three additionel FPB72 MKII and two FPB110 MKII.
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"Piracy in West Africa: Nigerian Navy Gun Down 12 Pirates at the Oil-Rich Niger Delta / Africa News]". National Turk. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
'Efforts to get the hijackers to stop and surrender proved abortive as they engaged NNS Badagry in a gun battle, the gun battle between NNS Badagry and the pirates lasted for about 30 minutes after which they were over-powered, 12 were killed and four of them surrendered by raising up their hands,' a statement from the Navy stated.