EMEA
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Finnish Seafarer’s Union Begin Strike in Solidarity With Ongoing Postal Workers’ Strike
November 24: Finland’s national air carrier Finnair canceled 276 flights scheduled for 24 and 25 November after the Finnish Aviation Union announced its members would join an ongoing strike by […]
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Armed Robbery By Five Men at Conakry Anchorage, Guinea
November 21, 01:00 UTC: An unspecified vessel was reportedly boarded by five armed men in an incident classified as a robbery. An investigation is ongoing by locals authorities, but the […]
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Successful Boarding Aboard Bulk Carrier at Nacala Outer Anchorage, Mozambique
November 19, 21:55 UTC: Duty crew onboard a bulk carrier at Nacala Outer Anchorage, Mozambique (posn 14:22.51S – 040:42.67E) noticed an unauthorised person on the forecastle deck and raised the […]
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Returning Ships ‘Stripped of Toilets’
November 21: Ukraine has accused Russia of removing weapons and equipment – including toilets – from navy boats it returned after seizing them in the Black Sea. “[Russia] removed even […]
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25 Stowaways Found Aboard Ferry From Vulcaanhaven to Felixstowe
November 19: Police in the Netherlands say 25 stowaways have been found on a ferry bound for the UK. The stowaways were discovered in a refrigerated container on-board the ship […]
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Sixteen People Found in Lorry on Ferry to Rosslare, Ireland
November 21: Sixteen people have been discovered in a lorry on a ferry travelling from France to the Irish port of Rosslare. They were found in a “sealed trailer” on […]
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Notorious Iranian Hacking Group APT33 Reportedly Targeting Industrial Control Systems
November 20: One of Iran’s most active hacker groups is reportedly shifting their focus. Rather than just targeting standard IT networks, they’re targeting the physical control systems used in electric […]
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Successful Boarding Near Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; At Least 7 Crew Abducted
November 25: The below incident was updated to add further details, including vessel type, name, and information on crew kidnapping. November 20: Confirmed reports that the supply vessel WARDEN, chartered […]
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Nigeria, Benin, and Niger to Form Joint Border Patrol Force to Fight Smuggling
November 14: Nigeria and neighboring countries Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border patrol force to tackle smuggling between the West African countries, they said in […]
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Houthi Rebels Release Seized Korean and Saudi Vessels and All 16 Crew
November 20: Sixteen crew members, including two South Koreans, who were held when their three vessels were seized by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels at the weekend have been freed, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. “The vessels and crew […]