Month: October 2019
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Images Show Damage Reported From Iranian Tanker Explosions in Red Sea
October 14: Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The photos show two large holes in the Sabiti […]
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HMS Montrose Seizes 170kg of Narcotics From Dhow in Arabian Sea
October 12: Two warships, one from the Royal Navy and one from the French Marine Nationale, have made major drugs seizure from a dhow in the Arabian Sea. HMS MONTROSE, a […]
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Reports That Saudis Have Taken Control of Yemen’s Aden to End Stand-Off Between Allies
October 14: Saudi Arabian forces have taken over control of Yemen’s southern port of Aden as part of efforts to end a power struggle between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and […]
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ICC Report: Maritime Piracy Incidents Down in Q3, Yet Gulf of Guinea Remains a Hot Spot
October 15: The International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report for the third quarter of 2019 demonstrates fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships than the […]
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Narcotics Trafficking Reduced in Honduras Following Strengthened Intelligence Sharing with US
October 15: Cooperation efforts between Honduras and the United States enabled the blows dealt to transnational crime. “Besides the drugs seized, several operations helped seize weapons, narco-labs, airstrips, coca crops, […]
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1,322 Lbs Cocaine Seized From Vessel in Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras
August 15: Following intelligence sharing between Honduras, the US, and Colombia, Honduran authorities intercepted the Flamingo III vessel in Gracias a Dios department, carrying 1322 pounds of cocaine worth $24 […]
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Armed Robbery Aboard Ship at Port Au Prince Anchorage, Haiti
October 12, 00:10 UTC: During routine rounds, duty AB onboard a ship anchored at Port au Prince Anchorage (posn. 18:33.9N – 072:23.2W) was taken hostage by an unspecified number of […]
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Theft Aboard Research Vessel at Pointe Noire Anchorage, the Congo
October 08, 22:40 UTC: Master onboard a research vessel anchored at Pointe Noire Anchorage, the Congo (Posn: 04:45.4S – 011:49.7E) heard a sound near the forward and noticed one unauthorized […]
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Theft Aboard Tanker at Johor Anchorage, Malaysia
October 05, 18:00 – 23:59 UTC: Unnoticed, unauthorized persons boarded a tanker anchored at Johor Anchorage, Malaysia (posn. 01:18.14N – 104:07.03E), stole ship’s properties and escaped. Duty crew on routine […]
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Tanker Attacked Twice At Apapa Bob Terminal in Lagos
October 06: At 2230 UTC as the ship was berthed and discharging its cargo in APAPA BOP TERMINAL a tanker was attacked by two wooden boats manned with approx. 7/8 […]
