Month: April 2019
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Illegal Fuel Bunkering Disrupted in Vietnam; Two Vessels Seized
April 14: Vietnam law enforcement agencies, assisted by Coast Guard, on Apr 14 seized Korean tanker PIONEER SPIRIT and Vietnamese tanker QNG 0350 in waters of Quang Ngai province in […]
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UK Frigate Repositions to Bahrain for 3-Year Counter-Narcotics and Counter-Terrorism Mission
April 11: The UK Royal Navy’s HMS Montrose has arrived in Bahrain to begin a three-year mission. HMS Montrose will conduct regular patrols dealing with drug trafficking in the Indian […]
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Spanish Navy Rescues Seafarers from Nigerian Pirates
April 09: On April 9, the crew of the Spanish Navy patrol vesselServiola successfully rescued the crew of a Nigerian merchant vessel from a gang of pirates. The Serviola’s crew observed the Nigerian […]
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China Advances Amphibious USV Development
April 08: Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, a Wuhan-based subsidiary of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Company (CSIC), has delivered the first pre-production hull for the Marine Lizard amphibious combat unmanned […]
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200kg of Cocaine Found Tied to LNG Carrier’s Rudder in Trinidad and Tobago
April 03: Some 200 kilograms of cocaine have been found attached to the Hispania Spirit LNG carrier during its stay in Port Fortin in Trinidad and Tobago. Seven bales of […]
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China Seizes Over Seven Tons of Ivory
March 30: The General Administration of China Customs has seized 7.48 tons of elephant ivory – potentially the second biggest ivory seizure worldwide since detailed records were first compiled in 1989. […]
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Turkey Seized 5 Tons of Powdered Marijuana Off Libyan Coast in February
February 05: Nearly 5 tons of powdered marijuana were seized in international waters on the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey’s Interior Ministry said on Monday. The “Unity Operation” against drug smugglers was conducted by […]
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French Truckers’ Strike Fails to Block Port
April 14-16: British trippers and truckers were able to move freely between the UK and France today after a French lorry drivers’ dispute failed to create the chaos that had […]
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ReCAAP Q1 2019 Report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia
ReCAAP has published its 1st Quarter Report 2019, available here. Its Executive Summary states: A total of 10 incidents of armed robbery against ships (comprising nine actual incidents and one […]
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Shipping Companies with Ties to Venezuela
April 12: The US announced sanctions on Friday on four shipping companies and nine vessels involved in shipping oil from Venezuela. The companies were named as Liberia-based Jennifer Navigation, Lima […]
