Three men rescued after maritime accident in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tribune Online
Three men were rescued from the Atlantic Ocean after a maritime accident on an oil field in Rivers State, Nigeria. The maritime company behind the operation said workers were believed to have died in the accident, according to Tribune Online.
Three men were rescued on Wednesday 4 November from the Atlantic Ocean after a maritime accident on an oil field in Rivers State, Nigeria. The operation was carried out by a company specialising in maritime logistics owned by Nigerian businessman Harrison Olaniyi Alonge, according to its public relations officer, Olawale Ezekiel. The survivors were identified by the first names James, Friday and Victor.
Olawale Ezekiel said several workers were believed to have died in the accident. The company took part in the rescue operation and covered the financial costs related to the intervention. According to its spokesperson, this was the company’s second such operation to rescue Nigerians in the Atlantic Ocean.
Harrison Olaniyi Alonge is also the founder of the Harrison Niyi Alonge Care Foundation, a non-governmental organisation. He is from Ikere-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, south-west Nigeria.
