Areas of Risk
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Cocaine Seized From Grimaldi Ro-Ro in Dakar, Senegal Again
Source: Le Quotidien January 28: 120kg of cocaine were seized from Grimaldi’s ro-ro GRANDE NIGERIA (IMO #9246580) on Tuesday while the vessel was berthed in Dakar, Senegal. The narcotics […]
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Unspecified “Attack” on Local Trading Boat Near Limbe, Cameroon
Source: MDAT-GoG January 30, approx. 09:40 UTC: Initial limited reports that a speed boat carrying 6-7 armed men reportedly “attacked” a local trading vessel in the vicinity of Limbe (approx. […]
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Theft Aboard OSV at Onne Port, Nigeria
Source: MDAT-GoG & ICC January 29, 03:00 UTC: While berthed at Onne Port (04°41’30N – 007°09’50E), an offshore supply vessel (OSV) was reportedly boarded by one man who stole unspecified […]
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Two Suspected Kidnappers Killed Off Jolo Island
January 29: Two of the six men believed to have kidnapped five Indonesian fishermen in Malaysian waters earlier this month [January 17] have been shot and killed after a shootout […]
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Morocco Adds Western Sahara Waters to Its Maritime Borders
January 26: Morocco’s parliament passed measures that extend the country’s legal authority to include the maritime space of Western Sahara. Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Nasser Bourita told […]
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500 kg Cocaine Seized off Puntarena, Costa Rica
January 22: Authorities seized 500 kg of cocaine from a small boat off the coast of Puntarenas. It was unclear how the authorities obtained information regarding the narcotics. Three individuals […]
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Piracy Incident on Yacht Near Rio Naya, Colombia Results in 1 Dead, 1 Missing, 1 Injured
January 20: On Monday, an unspecified number of “heavily armed” persons reportedly boarded a yacht near the mouth of the Naya River on the border between Buenaventura and Cauca in […]
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Labuan Marine Police Report Successes Over Previous Year
Source: The Sun Daily / Bernama January 28: Marine police in the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan report that they have disrupted smuggling activities with a total seizure worth more […]
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Nigerian Rear Admiral Points to Tarkwa-Bay As Pirate Hideout Location; Residents Evicted From Area
January 28: Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, the Commander of Operation Awatse, says Tarkwa-bay is a hideout for pirates and officially it is a non-residential area. While addressing concerns over the […]
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Nigerian Maritime Workers Union Threatens Showdown Over Treatment By Foreign Shipping Companies
January 27: The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has said that it would declare a state of emergency on foreign shipping companies operating at the nation’s seaports over poor […]
