Americas
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IUU fishing in Mexico
Vanda Felbab-Brown A major recent U.S. bust of a crime ring trafficking totoaba bladders and shark fins from Mexico to China highlights again that illegal fishing in Mexico is an […]
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Maritime Experts Urge Gulf of Mexico Be Declared High Risk For Piracy
Campeche Sound in the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico should be declared a high-risk area by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) due to the rising number of attacks […]
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MARAD Issues Alert Regarding Recent Gulf of Mexico Attacks
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued the following alert for the Gulf of Mexico: “A maritime threat has been reported in the vicinity of Ciudad Del Carmen and Dos […]
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Robbery Aboard Container Vessel at Port-au-Prince Anchorage
March 08, 20:40 LT: While the container vessel TRINIDAD TRADER (IMO #9675808) was at Port-au-Prince Anchorage in Haiti, an unknown number of unauthorized persons boarded the ship and attacked the […]
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Armed Robbery on Reefer Ship at Callao Anchorage 2 Crew Injured
March 13, 08:15 UTC: Nine unauthorized persons, approaching in three small boats, came alongside and boarded a reefer vessel at Callao Anchorage. They assaulted and injured two crew, captured and […]
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USCG Seizes 700 lbs Cocaine & 650 lbs Marijuana During 70 Days in Eastern Pacific and Panama Canal; 27 Suspects Arrested
March 13: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned to port in Maine on Thursday, ending a 70-day “counter-drug patrol” that resulted in the seizure of $12.5 million in cocaine, […]
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Driven by Narcotics Trafficking Through Callao Port, 2019 Homicide Rate in Lima Peru Calculated at 8 Per 100,000
March 05: In a special report, InSight Crime analyzes the homicide rate of each of Latin America’s capital cities, identifying the factors leading to these rates of violence. […] Lima […]
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Tensions High at Port of Belize Amid Stevedore Protest
March 04: Тhіngѕ hаvе еѕсаlаtеd bеtwееn thе ѕtеvеdоrеѕ (rерrеѕеntеd bу thе Сhrіѕtіаn Wоrkеrѕ Unіоn or СWU) аnd thе Роrt оf Веlіzе Lіmіtеd (РВL), аѕ thе соmраnу hаѕ rероrtеdlу brоught іn […]
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Bulk Carrier at Callao Anchorage, Peru Experiences Attempted Boarding
March 01, 05:40 UTC: Duty crew on routine safety rounds onboard a bulk carrier at Callao Anchorage (12:01.8 S – 077:12.3 W) noticed two small boats secured near the bow […]
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Conservationists Aboard Two Sea Shepherd Vessels in Gulf of California Attacked In Incident Similar to Last Month
March 03: Conservationists and federal inspectors were assailed by fishermen who hurled Molotov cocktails and fishing net weights at them Tuesday as they carried out surveillance operations in a protected […]
