EMEA
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£25,000 of Cannabis and Cocaine Seized at Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal, Shetland
January 16: Following a tip-off, Shetland police and Dogs Against Drugs carried out an operation at Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal on Thursday January 16. As a result, a large quantity of […]
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19 Kidnapped Crew of MT Duke Released; 1 Died in Captivity
January 20: Nineteen of the crew kidnapped from the Marshall Islands-flagged Oil/Chemical Tanker MT DUKE (IMO #9262259) last month have been released, while one reportedly died in captivity after taking […]
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Eight Countries Back European-Led Maritime Surveillance Mission in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH)
January 20: The follow political statement has been released by the governments of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and Portugal: Rising insecurity and instability have been witnessed […]
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Iran Seizes 3 Kuwaiti Fishing Vessels Allegedly Trespassing, Arrests All 9 Crew
January 19: The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy, IRGC(N), announced that its forces have seized three trespassing Kuwaiti fishing boats off the coast of Mahshahr, Khuzestan province for illegally entering […]
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Al-Shabaab Claim Army Base in Cadale, Somalia; Near Where Previous Piracy Attack Was Launched From
January 17: Al-Shabaab have claimed to have taken over a Somali National Army base in Cadale District, also referred to as Adale, after heavy fighting that led to casualties on […]
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Robbery Aboard Vessel at Nacala Anchorage, Mozambique
January 13, 00:04 UTC: Duty watchman aboard an unspecified vessel at Nacala Anchorage (posn: 14:22.91S – 040:42.55E) noticed two unauthorized persons armed with long knives approaching him on deck. He […]
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Piracy Attack 19nm SW of Bayelsa, Nigeria
January 21, 08:35 UTC: Approximately 15 armed persons in a speedboat approached and fired upon a general cargo ship underway in approx. position 04’05”62N, 005’44”52E, 19nm SW of Bayelsa, Nigeria. […]
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Attempted Boarding of Tanker Underway 57nm SSE of Lagos, Nigeria
January 20, 23:00 UTC: Initial reporting indicates that 5-6 unauthorized persons in a skiff containing a long ladder with hooks approached chemical/oil products tanker TORNADO (IMO #9260067) underway approx. 57 […]
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Container Attacked Approx. 71 nm Off Lagos, Nigeria
January 19, 20:10 UTC: A vessel, likely ATLANTIC DISCOVERER (IMO #9243590), was reportedly attacked by up to eight persons 71nm offshore from Lagos after she departed Tema, Ghana in approx. […]
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Sudan Declares End to Mutiny from Within Security Forces
Source: AP / Isabel Debre January 15: In a press conference, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the country’s ruling transitional council, announced that “life has returned to normal,” following a […]
