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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.
- 1 2 "Navy Hands Over 20 Suspected Oil Thieves To EFCC". 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
The suspects including 18 Nigerians, one Camerounian and one Ghanaian were on board the vessel MV ELMINA.
- ↑ "Navy Warns Vessels Without Valid Papers". The Tide News . 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
According to the Flag Officer the grounded vessel, MV LILA and tug MV St. VICTORIA have been impounded? by a Naval gun boat , NNS BOMADI, at Odioama along St. Nicholas river in Brass local government of the state saying that six persons who tried to remove its contents were arrested.