Pirates are defying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency's (NIMASA) Deep Blue project launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on June 10, 2021. Despite the measures taken under this project, a ship was attacked last week in the Gulf of Guinea.

Three months after NIMASA launched its Deep Blue project, pirates launched another attack on a ship in the Gulf of Guinea, injuring two crew members. On Sunday, September 5, the reckless pirates again successfully struck an offshore supply vessel off the coast of Gabon. The International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Center (IMB PRC), which confirmed the attack, said another crew member was reported missing. According to the IMB PRC report cited by shipsandports, five people in a speedboat armed with guns approached, fired at the ship and boarded. "The alarm was raised and the crew members secured themselves on board the vessel, but two crew members were injured as a result of the shooting.The alarm was raised and the crew members secured themselves on board the vessel, but two crew members were injured as a result of the shooting and had to be hospitalized," the report said. The remaining crew was declared safe and local authorities were informed.