Areas of Risk
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Suspicious Approach of Liquified Gas Carrier in Arabian Sea
February 10, 10:15 LT: While underway in the Arabian Sea (approx. posn. 16°24’ N, 55°29’ E) the liquefied gas carrier BW PARIS (IMO #9368302) were pursued by three persons in […]
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Eight Persons Steal 20kg Steel From Barge in TSS of Singapore Strait
February 07, 12:00 LT: While the tug boat SUNG FATT 27 (IMO #8790871), towing the barge SUNG FATT 32, was en route from Port Klang, Malaysia to Kuching, East Malaysia, […]
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Four Persons Armed with Knives Steal Mooring Rope From OSV at Kakinada Anchorage
February 11, 05:30 LT: While at Kakinada Anchorage in India (approx. posn. 16°58’N, 82°18’E), four unauthorized persons armed with knives boarded the offshore supply vessel (OSV) EVIMERIA (IMO #9366653) from […]
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1045kg Hashish Seized From Dhow in Gulf of Oman
February 14–16: In the late afternoon of 15 February, Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) MONTROSE’s ‘WILDCAT’ shipborne helicopter spotted a suspicious dhow in an area of the Gulf of Oman known […]
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Attempted Boarding By Three Men at Lagos Anchorage
February 18, 00:20 UTC: While at Lagos Anchorage (06°17’53N – 003°14’16E), three unarmed men attempted to board vessel through the anchor chain. The alarm was raised by the deckwatch and […]
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Theft Aboard Vessel at Luanda Anchorage, Angola
February 15, 03:00 UTC: Duty crew aboard a vessel at Luanda anchorage (4nm off Luanda; approx. posn. 08°43’2S, 013°17’3E) reported discovering that the paint store had been broken into and […]
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Indian Coast Guard Apprehends Fishing Boat and Arrests 9 Crew Suspected of Attempted Theft
February 20, 07:30 LT: Indian Coast Guard ship C-419 apprehended an Indian fishing boat KIRMANI with nine crew members on board for allegedly committing theft aboard the dead vessel MT […]
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Suspicious Approach in Gulf of Aden
February 20, 18:24 UTC: Initial reports that a merchant vessel has reported a suspicious approach by 3 skiffs in posn. 1327N – 04942E (in vicinity of the IRTC) to within […]
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Egypt to Build New Military Base to Secure Suez Canal
February 18: Egypt is preparing to build a new military base on the country’s eastern border to secure the Suez Canal, according to reports, as the country marks the 150th […]
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Libya’s GNA Suspending Ceasefire Talks After Tripoli Port Attack
February 19: Libya’s internationally recognised government has said it is suspending its participation in ceasefire negotiations hosted by the United Nations in Geneva, hours after an attack by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces on […]
