Areas of Risk
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 808kg of Cocaine Amongst Banana Shipment at Suape Port
June 21: Brazil’s Federal Revenue Office seized 808.2 kilos of cocaine hidden within a cargo of bananas at the port of Suape in the greater Recife region on Friday at […]
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Australia Planning New Port in North Expressly for Use by US Marines
June 24: Australia is planning to build a new deep-water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter China’s growing presence […]
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Persian Gulf Oil Shipments Now Cost More Than $500,000 to Insure
June 24: The cost of insuring Middle East oil shipments is soaring as tensions mount in a region responsible for about a third of all seaborne petroleum. So-called war risk […]
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Over $1m USD-Worth of Cocaine Found Floating in Gulf of Mexico, Off Louisiana
June 18: A commercial vessel recovered over $1 million worth of cocaine found floating in the Gulf of Mexico roughly 50 to 55 miles south of Southwest Pass, off the […]
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IMO Issues Notice That Warnings From infoex@remisc.org Are Not Legitimate
June 24: The International Maritime Office (IMO) has issued the following notice: “Warning – false piracy information – updated “IMO would like to draw to the attention of the international […]
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USCG Bulletin: Cyber Adversaries Targeting Commercial Vessels
Last month, the US Coast Guard issued the following Maritime Safety Information Bulletin, entitled Cyber Adversaries Targeting Commercial Vessels: This bulletin is to inform the maritime industry of recent email phishing and […]
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Two Recent Piracy Attacks Against Passenger Vessels Reported in Calabar River, Nigeria
June 10 & 20: Initial reports indicate that there have been two attacks against passenger vessels in Calabar River recently. The first reportedly occurred June 10, during which the Cameroon-flagged […]
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CSOA REPORT: Iran UAV Attack
June 20: At approx. 04:05 LT this morning Iran shot down a US military surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Reports of the location of the UAV at the time it was […]
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Houthis Deny Senior Houthi Figure’s Threats to Commercial Navigation in Red Sea and Arabian Sea
June 19: There are currently conflicting uncorroborated reports of an alleged threat by a senior Houthi leader. “Any oil site or ship carrying oil in the Red Sea and the […]
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Record-Breaking 16.5 Tons (Over $1 Billion Worth) of Cocaine Seized at Philadelphia Port
June 18: Federal authorities Tuesday seized more than 16 tons of cocaine from a cargo ship docked at the Port of Philadelphia — a massive haul they estimated was worth […]
