Areas of Risk
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Eastern Libyan Forces to Block Turkish Ships From Docking and Consider Them Hostile
June 28: Eastern Libyan forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar will ban any commercial flights from Libya to Turkey and Turkish ships from docking in the country, its spokesman Ahmed […]
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Standoff Ends As Italian Police Arrest Migrant-Rescue Ship Captain
June 29: The Sea-Watch 3 charity ship carrying dozens of migrants rescued off Libya forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa on Friday night after a lengthy standoff, […]
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Two Mooring Ropes Stolen From Vessel at Lagos Offshore STS Area
June 30: On June 30 2019 at 0400 UTC, two crew members observed a boat with 3 POB alongside the MT (NAME WITHHELD) while it was at Lagos Offshore STS […]
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9 Stowaways Found in Container in Greece
June 22: According to a Greek Coast Guard statement issued on June 22, nine stowaways on the container vessel STADT DRESDEN were taken into custody on the morning of June […]
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Senegal Seizes 798 kg of Cocaine Hidden in Cars On Ro-Ro
June 28: Senegal has seized 798 kg of cocaine hidden inside new cars on a ro-ro travelling from Brazil, the customs authority said on Sunday, the latest in a series […]
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CMA CGM Introduces War Risk Surcharge in Middle East
July 02: Due to the recent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and amid significantly increasing insurance costs in the Middle East region, French container transportation and shipping company CMA […]
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U.S. Launches Maritime Security Initiative for Strait of Hormuz
June 24: The United States is launching a new maritime security initiative for the Persian Gulf region to counter the threat of Iranian attacks on shipping, a State Department official […]
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Indian Navy Provides Armed Escorts to Oil Carriers Passing Through Strait of Hormuz
June 25: The Indian Navy is helping secure Indian crude oil carriers that pass through the Strait of Hormuz amid a heightened threat perception after a few oil tankers were […]
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Suspicious Approach By Three Skiffs in Bab El Mandeb
July 01: At 08:40 UTC an unspecified MV in position 125180N, 0431497E (Bab-el-Mandeb) was approached by three skiffs with up to five persons on board in each. The skiffs proceeded […]
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Philippine Navy Intercepts Boat Trafficking 100 to Malaysia
June 18: Naval intelligence and members of the Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking intercepted a boat carrying at least 100 victims of human trafficking in waters off Zamboanga City on Tuesday […]
