Areas of Risk
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Theft Aboard Tug Moored Near Batam Island, Indonesia; Near Singapore Strait
February 02, 21:20 UTC: Alert crew onboard a tug moored to a buoy near Batam Island, Indonesia (approx. posn. 01:03.89N – 103:53.98E) noticed three unauthorized persons on deck and raised […]
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3 Egyptian Fishermen Killed By Mine Explosion in Southern Red Sea Near Yemen
February 05: Three Egyptian fishermen were killed by a mine explosion in the southern Red Sea near Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Friday [February 07]. The other three […]
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Somaliland Coastguard Expels Cable-layer from TTW
Somaliland Coast Guard Expel Djiboutian Cable Layer 25 January: Somaliland’s Coast Guard expelled East Africa’s largest undersea cable-layer which was was attempting to lay fibreoptic cable in Somaliland’s territorial waters […]
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411 kg Cocaine Seized Off Coast of Abidjan; 3 Ghanians Arrested
Source: Jeune Afrique / Baudelaire Mieu February 04: Ivorian authorities seized 411 kilograms of cocaine from three boats during an operation in territorial waters on Monday. The cocaine, which is estimated […]
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People Not As Good At Spotting Phishing As They Think They Are
Source: ZDNet / Tom Foremski January 30: Most people say they know about phishing and what it involves, yet just 5% were able to correctly identify all types of scams […]
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The Top Ten Software Flaws Used By Cyber Criminals
Source: ZDNet / Danny Palmer February 04: Over half of the most common security vulnerabilities exploited by criminals to conduct cyber attacks and distribute malware are more than a year old, and […]
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Nigeria Suspending Operations of Secure Anchorage
February 03: Nigeria has suspended the secure anchorage, a private initiative used by merchant ships for protection from piracy, and vessels will have to anchor at national ports covered by […]
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HMS Defender Seizes 2,500kg Hashish in Indian Ocean Supporting CTF150
February 04: The Royal Navy destroyer HMS DEFENDER has seized 2,500kg of hashish worth £1 million in the Indian Ocean. This is the warship’s second significant narcotics bust in as […]
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Event – February 11-13 – Egypt Petroleum Show
Launched in 2017, the Egypt Petroleum Show is North Africa and the Mediterranean’s most important oil and gas exhibition and conference held under the patronage of His Excellency Abdel Fattah […]
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Hong Kong Healthcare Union Strikes to Protest Government Refusal to Close All Ports of Entry Amid Coronavirus Concerns
February 03: Hong Kong ’s newly formed medical workers’ union, the “HA Hospital Staff Front” launched a strike on Monday, February 3, to protest the government ’s refusal to close […]
