Areas of Risk
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Supply Vessel Reported Safe After Suspicious Approach By Two Skiffs off Soyo Angola
March 15, 16:05 UTC: In position 06°04’32S – 012°18’26E, while at Soyo anchorage in Angola, a supply vessel (NAME WITHHELD) was approached by two skiffs with 4 and 6 persons […]
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Boarding and Theft Off Lagos, Nigeria
March 19, 00:45 UTC: In position 06°18’48N – 003°21’18E, an intruder was found on the deck of an MT (NAME WITHHELD) by the deck patrol. The security team member used […]
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Attempted Boarding at Duala Anchorage
March 19, 23:45 UTC: An MV has been attacked in position 03°40N, 009°25E (Douala Anchorage, CAMEROON) by 8 armed persons in a boat. Initial reporting is limited, but states that the […]
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Dutch Customs Seize 250kg Cocaine in Five Batches at Rotterdam Port March 13-17; 8 Suspects Arrested
March 13-17: Dutch customs officials at Rotterdam Port found five different batches of cocaine from Friday to Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said in separate statements. Over 250 kilograms of […]
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Suspect Arrested with Over 3kg Cocaine at Palma, Majorca Port
March 15, 07:30 LT: Authorities at the port of Palma, Majorca have arrested a suspect caught with over 3 kg of cocaine coming from a ferry. The driver apparently displayed […]
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Sri Lankan Authorities Seize 75 kg of Heroin From Potato Container That Cleared Colombo Port
March 12: Sri Lankan police officials found at least 75 kg of heroin hidden inside a container with imported potatoes from Pakistan. The Police Narcotic Division and the Special Task […]
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Stevedore Strike at Setubal and Lisboa Ports
March 19: Local reports indicate a stevedore strike until March 30 at the Portuguese ports of Setubal and Lisboa. At Setubal the stevedores are expected to refuse to provide services […]
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27th Maritime HR & Crew Management Summit: October 21-22 2020
ACI’s 27th Maritime HR & Crew Management conference will focus on training solutions provided to seafarers for the new decade until 2030 especially considering the development of automated vessels, and […]
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Five Stowaways Discovered on Container Vessel at UK’s Tilbury Port
March 08, 3:30 UTC: Five Albanian stowaways were discovered on a container vessel at Tilbury Port in the early hours of March 08. A home office spokesman said: “Border Force […]
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Robbery Aboard Container Vessel at Port-au-Prince Anchorage
March 08, 20:40 LT: While the container vessel TRINIDAD TRADER (IMO #9675808) was at Port-au-Prince Anchorage in Haiti, an unknown number of unauthorized persons boarded the ship and attacked the […]
