Navy establishes Maritime Safety Information portal for mariners safety on nation’s water, GOG

By Evelyn Usman

Nigeria, yesterday, fulfilled a critical international Hydrographic requirement, with the establishment of the Maritime Safety Information MSI  portal , which will enable prompt information that will  aid safe navigation by mariners  through the nation’s water and the Gulf of Guinea.

Established  by the Nigerian Navy , which  is the charting authority for Nigeria,  the facility , is also expected among other things , to  breach the communication gap between  mariners navigating through the nation’s waters and  the hydrographer in the event of danger .

Speaking at the commissioning ceremony held at the Nigerian Navy Hydrographic office in Apapa , Lagos, the Chief of the Naval Staff ,…