Areas of Risk
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Ship Stores Theft Aboard Maintenance Pontoon at Ciudad del Carmen Anchorage Same Day as Attempted Robbery Aboard Different Vessel
August 04: At approx. 12:00 UTC crew onboard a maintenance pontoon at Ciudad del Carmen anchorage reported ship’s stores and properties stolen. A machete was found near the store room. […]
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Tunisian Authorities Seize 2,300 Narcotic Pills in La Goulette
August 01: Authorities in La Goulette port in Tunis arrested two Algerian nationals and seized 2,300 smuggled pills of various narcotics, reported national media. The two were reportedly involved in […]
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3,000 Containers Stuck at Karachi Container Terminal Following 2-Day Strike
August 02: Around 3,000 containers are stuck at Karachi International Containers Terminal (KICT), following workers” two-day strike (Tuesday & Wednesday), putting excessive financial burden of detention charges on the trade. […]
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USCG Seizes 500 kg of Cocaine Off Colombian Coast
August 04: The US coast guard seized 500 kg of cocaine from a speedboat in international waters off the coast of Colombia. Two people from Ecuador and a Colombian national […]
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Mixed Reporting of Possible UK Plans to Release Seized GRACE 1 Tanker
August 13: Various international media outlets have reported today that Iranian officials have stated that Britain might free its oil tanker GRACE 1 soon. The vessel was seized on July […]
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Registration Open for 16th Maritime Security & Costal Surveillance Event – December 02-05 in Singapore
Today’s maritime security needs have become highly sophisticated and multi-dimensional with the exponential rise in maritime terrorism, drug trafficking, piracy and other non-traditional seaborne attacks. Technological advancements and modernisation are […]
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North Korea Launches Missiles From South Hamgyong Province Into Sea of Japan
August 10: At approximately 0530 local time on 10 August (2030 UTC on 9 August) 2019, the North Korean military fired two projectiles from an area near the city of […]
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Seychelles, Somaliland Dispute Over “Premature” Release of Convicted Pirates
August 10: A dispute over the “premature” release of convicted pirates by Somaliland authorities may reach the UN Security Council, after a protest by the Seychelles. Last week, the Indian […]
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Small Protest Over Chinese Maritime Survey Dispersed Outside of Chinese Embassy in Hanoi
August 06: On 6 August 2019, Vietnamese police officers dispersed a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. Approximately 10 demonstrators gathered to protest against an ongoing Chinese maritime survey […]
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Dvina Bay in White Sea Partially Closed To Shipping Through Sept 10 Following Fatal Military Accident
August 08: Russian authorities report that a rocket engine exploded at a military testing ground near the village of Nyonoksa in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region. In the immediate aftermath of […]