Ose and her sister ships are Ocea FPB 72 vessels, just 24 metres (79 ft) long, with a range of 600 nautical miles (1,100 km), sufficient for short missions, within Nigeria's Exclusive Economic Zone.

On April 20, 2020, the Ose was sent to help rescue mariners aboard the container ship Tommi Ritscher, after it was boarded by pirates.

[3] The liquid natural gas carrier was captured when moored off the coast of Benin.

[6][7] They reported that Benin negotiators allowed the hijackers to leave the ship, taking their eight hostages with them.

The Ose was dispatched after Benin called upon a memorandum of understanding between the two nations, and requested Nigerian assistance.