Month: September 2019
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Captain Reports British Warship Involved In “115 Confrontations” with Iran Since July
September 02: A British Royal Navy warship in the Strait of Hormuz has had 115 confrontations with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since July, its captain revealed. HMS Montrose captain Will […]
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Seven Crew of Stena Impero Reach Dubai After Iran Releases Them
September 05: Seven of the 23 crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero that was seized by Iran in July reached Dubai on Thursday after Tehran agreed to their […]
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Iranian Tanker Row: Oil “Sold” in Defiance of US Threats
September 08: A tanker suspected of trying to deliver Iranian oil to Syria in defiance of international sanctions has now sold its cargo, Iran says. Satellite images appeared to show […]
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EU NAVFOR Somalia Escorts United Nations World Food Programme Vessels to Safety
September 06: Last week, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA provided support to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) vessels that were carrying NGO and United Nations Staff through the Gulf […]
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Rope Stolen From Vessel at Abidjan Anchorage, Ivory Coast
August 25 04:00 UTC: An unknown number of unauthorised men were able to board an MV anchored at Abidjan port, Ebrie Lagune. The men collected one rope then escaped. Alarm […]
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OML 59 Aunty Julie Oil Platform Attacked Near Akassa, Nigeria
August 22: Approx. 7nm off Akassa Nigeria, the AUNTY JULIE oil platform (OML 59) was reportedly attacked by four speed boats carrying an unknown number of armed men and ladders. […]
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Unauthorized Boarding at Pointe Noire Anchorage, Republic of the Congo
September 04 00:40 UTC: An unknown number of unauthorized persons were reportedly spotted by a security team onboard a vessel at Pointe Noire Anchorage. The alarm was raised and a […]
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Armed Security to be Provided for Vessels Anchoring at Base Buoy B9 in Douala, Cameroon
August 22: The Port Authority of Douala issued the following statement on 22nd August: Shipowners and shipping agents of vessels calling at Douala Port are hereby Informed that in view […]
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Hurricane Dorian Washes Up Bricks of Cocaine On Florida Beaches
September 04: As Hurricane Dorian churns off the coast of Florida, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine have washed up on Florida’s shoreline. More than a dozen bricks […]
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Coast Guard Sweep Brings Approx. $38.5 Million of Cocaine to Port of LA
September 03: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter “Ward” brought in a hefty illegal drug haul on its first counter-smuggling patrol in the eastern Pacific. Multiple drug interceptions were discovered and […]
