Month: August 2019
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Attack Reported on Saturday 60nm From Bonny, Nigeria
UPDATE September 06: Damage reported to bridge window, cabin door breached, and communication equipment stolen. No injury to crew reported. Crew reportedly mustered in citadel at time of attack, and […]
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Heroin Worth Estimated £40m Seized at Felixstowe Port, UK; 2 Suspects Arrested in Rotterdam
August 06: Border officials have shown the scale of a huge heroin haul that was discovered under bathrobes in a shipping container. Thought to be one of the UK’s largest […]
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Turkish-Cypriot Tensions Rise As Turkey Explores Natural Resources in Eastern Mediterranean
August 07: Two Turkish drill ships are continuing operations in the eastern Mediterranean and another ship will join them this month, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said, as a dispute over […]
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Chinese Survey Ship Returns to Disputed Waters Claimed By Vietnam
August 14: A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed […]
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July’s Strike at Port of Balboa Estimated to Have Coast $3m USD in Lost Revenue
August 06: A strike by workers at the Port of Balboa, managed by the Panama Ports Company (PPC), cost a total of USD 3 mn in lost earnings, reported the […]
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1.2 Tons of Cocaine Seized Off Coast of Chiapas, Mexico
August 11: The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico reported that they have seized 1.2 tons of cocaine off the coast of Chiapas. The boat carrying the drugs was discovered […]
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Iraq Says Israeli Role in Gulf Flotilla Unacceptable
August 12: Iraq has rejected any Israeli participation in a naval force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, at the heart of tensions with Iran. Iraq “rejects any participation of forces of […]
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Indonesian Authorities Seize 43.5 kg Methamphetamine and Arrest 4 Suspects
July 25: Indonesia’s National Police’s Narcotics Directorate apprehended four suspected narcotics traffickers in Bengkalis, Riau, on July 25. The suspects were identified as AK (31), RDW (40), MR (43), and […]
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Indonesian Police Seize 10 Kg Crystal Meth Wrapped in Teabags at Port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta
July 10: Jakarta Metro Police narcotics directorate foiled the smuggling attempt of 10 kg crystal meth wrapped in teabags owned by a Malaysia-Jakarta criminal network. Authorities arrested seven suspects (all […]
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Colombian Authorities Seize One Tonne of Cocaine off La Guajira, Colombia
August 11: Authorities seized one tonne of cocaine from a boat approximately 7 nm off Punta Gallinas in the Caribbean Sea of La Guarija Department. Four people were arrested at […]
