Areas of Risk
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Bulker Boarded By Six Persons Armed With Knives in TSS of Singapore Strait; Disembarked Empty Handed Upon Discovery
February 09, 02:20 LT: Six unauthorized persons armed with knives were spotted in the engine room of the bulk carrier NEW SPIRIT while she was underway in the eastbound lane […]
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 600kg of Cocaine at Itapoa Port
January 30: Authorities seized 600 kg of cocaine concealed inside tanker containers of diesel fuel at Itapoa port. Authorities aided by sniffer dogs, found the narcotics during a routine inspection. […]
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 1.4 Tonnes of Cocaine at Itapoa Port; Bound for Rotterdam
February 03: Authorities seized 1.4 tonnes of cocaine concealed among a cargo of timber inside a container at Itapoa port. Authorities found the narcotics during a scanning operation. The origin […]
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3 Nigerian Nationals Stowaway on Bulk Carrier Behind Propeller at Apapa Port
This report has been updated to add further information. January 30: Three Nigerian nationals reportedly stowed away aboard the MV UNITY while she was berthed at Apapa Port in Nigeria, […]
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Curfew In ESSZone Extended To Feb 20
February 05: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) […] has been extended until Feb 20. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah […]
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181 Drums of Petrol & 692 Bags Rice Seized From Smugglers By Nigerian Navy in Two Operations in Calabar
January 19: The Nigerian Navy has intercepted suspected smugglers on the Cross River State waterways, with 692 bags of foreign rice and 181 drums of Premium Motor Spirit or petrol. […]
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ECSA Raises the Alarm About the Gulf of Guinea
February 06: At the ECR Conference on Maritime Security and the Blue Economy yesterday in the European Parliament, ECSA [European Community Shipowners’ Association] raises the alarm about the dire security […]
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Singapore Plans to Restructure MSTF To Tackle Piracy in Strait
February 03: The Singapore Minister of Defence was asked: (a) what new tactics have been designed by those responsible for the rise in actual and attempted piracy and robbery cases […]
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2 Armed Persons Board and Attempt to Rob Containership Off Benin
January 19, 20:10 UTC: Two persons armed with AK-47 rifles in a boat approached and boarded a drifting container ship in posn. 05:08.3N, 002:17.9E. Alarm raised, deck lights switched off, […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Tanker at Lagos Anchorage
February 01, 01:30 UTC: Two unauthorized persons in a boat boarded a tanker at Lagos Anchorage (posn. 06:15.7N – 003:19.1E). They tried to seize the duty AB on routine rounds, […]
