In a bid to ensure safe and secure shipping on the Nigerian territorial waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is warning all owners of abandoned ships to urgently remove them from the Nigerian territorial waters on or before April 28th 2017 or risk sanctions ranging from forfeiture or removal by the agency at the owners expense.
Director-general of the agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, who stated this recently in Lagos, noted that it is instructive to ensure that Nigerian waters remain safe for navigation in order to advance the nation’s maritime interests.
He therefore warned that all abandoned ships would be declared as wrecks and the agency would ensure that nothing impedes safe navigation by removing them.
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