NNS Badagry is an Ocea FPB 72 patrol boat operated by the Nigerian Navy.
Design
Badagry is 24 metres (79 ft) long, and is capable of travelling at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).
Operational history
On August 13, 2013, Badagry engaged in a gun battle with pirates who had captured MT Norte, an oil tanker. The pirates tried to flee, and twelve of the sixteen pirates were killed before the survivors surrendered.
References
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"September 2017: OCEA delivers "SHIRORO– P185" and "OSE - P186" (OCEA FPB 72 MKII) to the Nigerian Navy". Ocea. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
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.
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"Piracy in West Africa: Nigerian Navy Gun Down 12 Pirates at the Oil-Rich Niger Delta / Africa News]". National Turk. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
'Efforts to get the hijackers to stop and surrender proved abortive as they engaged NNS Badagry in a gun battle, the gun battle between NNS Badagry and the pirates lasted for about 30 minutes after which they were over-powered, 12 were killed and four of them surrendered by raising up their hands,' a statement from the Navy stated.