Areas of Risk
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Sri Lanka to Establish a Special Raid Unit to Prevent Illegal Fishing Practices
March 18: Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development has decided to establish a special raid unit in order to prevent illegal fishing practices related to inland fishing, […]
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Two More Narcotics Seizures by HMS Dragon Under CTF-150 Command
March 14 & 17: Royal Navy warship, HMS Dragon, concluded its operations under the command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 on a high note with two final drug seizures […]
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Combined Task Force 150 Seizes 4,085 kg of Narcotics
February 27-28: Over a 24 hour period, Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 seized 4 085 kg of illegally smuggled hashish from two separate boarding operations by warships operating in the […]
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ITS MARGOTTINI Re-Joining EU Navfor Counter-Piracy Mission
March 08: ITS Margottini is re-joining EU NAVFOR for its second six-month tour participating in Op Atalanta, the European Union’s first naval operation, launched in 2008 to prevent piracy at […]
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10th Anniversary of South Korea’s Overseas Anti-Piracy Mission
March 13: The Republic of Korea Navy’s Cheonghae unit, operating the country’s first overseas anti-piracy mission, in waters off Somalia, will mark its 10th anniversary on Wednesday. The unit is […]
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Piracy Attacks in Nigeria Linked to Insider Collusion
March 25: Piracy attacks in the country have been linked to crew members that are off duty leading others to attack their own vessels. This is even as stakeholders have […]
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Potential Brexit Delay Unlikely To Stop French Customs Agents’ Strike
March 22: A possible extension to the process of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union will not make French customs officers remove their demands for additional staff and […]
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7 Armed Pirates Kidnap 5 People Aboard Passenger Vessel Underway Near Calabar Fairway Buoy, Nigeria
March 20: Initial reports indicate that seven pirates armed with AK-47 rifles boarded passenger vessel underway between 10-30 nm NE of Calabar Fairway Buoy in Nigeria, robbed the passengers and […]
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Authorities Investigate Narcotics Trafficking Amongst Fruit Traders in Netherlands
March 20: The tax office, customs officials and police have been mounting a coordinated operation against a number of fruit traders in the province of Zeeland who are suspected of […]
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Attempted Boarding of Anchored Vehicle Carrier at Callao Anchorage, Peru
March 19: At approx. 0700 UTC, four robbers wearing jackets and caps in a small boat approached an anchored vehicle carrier at Callao anchorage in Peru (Posn: 12:01.66S – 077:12.03W). […]
