Court Fines Filipino Crew and Vessel $6m Over Cocaine Smuggling

Court Fines Filipino Crew and Vessel $6m Over Cocaine Smuggling

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A Nigerian court has convicted 10 Filipino sailors and their vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, for trafficking 20 kilograms of cocaine into the country, imposing fines and restitution totalling $6m and 1.1m naira. In a statement signed by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the agency said the suspects were arrested at Apapa seaport in Lagos on 16 November 2025 after officers discovered the drugs on board the vessel arriving […]

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Navy rescues 20 crew members after vessel fire on Calabar Channel

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigerian Navy has rescued 20 crew members from the Motor Vessel Chimba Express after it caught fire along the Calabar Channel on Monday. According to the Navy, NNS Ose was on routine patrol when it received a distress call around 13:00 local time. The vessel, travelling from Gabon to Calabar with scrap materials and other cargo, had 21 crew members on board — 14 Nigerians and […]

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Nigerian Navy Rescues Ten Crew Members from Sinking Vessel off Calabar WatersCalabar, Nigeria — November 8, 2025:

The Nigerian Navy has rescued ten crew members from a distressed vessel, MV SEMA III, which encountered difficulties while en route to Calabar from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. According to a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, the rescue was carried out by personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka on Friday, November 7, 2025. The operation followed a distress call received around 8:00 p.m., prompting […]

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