| History | |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | |
| Name: | NNS Ose (P186) |
| Operator: |  |
| Builder: | OCEA |
| Commissioned: | 2017 |
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| Name: | NNS Ose |
| Operator: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ocea FPB 72 |
| Length: | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Beam: | 5.8 metres (19 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.7 metres (5.6 ft) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) |
| Complement: | 10 |
NNS Ose (P186) is a small patrol boat operated by the Nigerian Navy. [1] [2] She was commissioned in 2017, along with half a dozen sister ships.
Ose and her sister ships are Ocea FPB 72 vessels, just 24 metres (79 ft) long, with a range of 600 nautical miles (1,100 km), sufficient for short missions, within Nigeria's Exclusive Economic Zone. [1] [2] She carries a crew of ten, and can proceed at up to 35 knots (65 km/h).
On April 20, 2020, the Ose was sent to help rescue mariners aboard the container ship Tommi Ritscher , after it was boarded by pirates. [3] The liquid natural gas carrier was captured when moored off the coast of Benin. The Tommi Ritscher had a crew of nineteen, eleven of whom were able to make it to a safe room. Her Bulgarian Captain, three Russians, and a Ukrainian and three other crewmembers were taken hostage. [4] [5]
TASS reports that Benin patrol boats were able to drive off the hijacker's support boats. [6] [7] They reported that Benin negotiators allowed the hijackers to leave the ship, taking their eight hostages with them. They reported that three of the hostages were Russian citizens.
The Ose was dispatched after Benin called upon a memorandum of understanding between the two nations, and requested Nigerian assistance. [8] The Ose carried ten Nigerian Navy commandos to effect the boarding. [9]
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Pirates have attacked a Portugal-flagged container ship off the coast of Benin and kidnapped eight crew members, including three Russians, one Ukrainian, and the Bulgarian captain.
However, the Russians were in the group of eight hostages held by the pirates. After the negotiations with the Benin authorities, the assailants left the vessel together with the hostages.
Consequently, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) OSE embarked 10 NN SBS operatives and proceeded to the objective area.