Areas of Risk
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López Obrador Announced Military Naval Base in Dos Bocas to Combat Piracy Last Month
November 14: In response to piracy in the Gulf of Mexico, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the construction of a military naval base in the port of Dos Bocas […]
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Authorities Arrest Head of Narcotics Trafficking Operation Out of Algeciras, Spain
December 14: On Saturday, Spanish authorities arrested the suspected head of a major narcotics trafficking group operating in Algeciras port. Referred to only as “J.G.M.” and “King of the Port” […]
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1,457kg Cocaine From Brazil Seized During Four Operations at Rotterdam Port
December 17: During customs inspections at the port of Rotterdam, 1,457 kilos of cocaine have been seized over four operations in one week: December 12 – Customs found in a […]
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Mozambican Navy Seizes 1.5 Tons of Heroin, Arrests 12 Iranian Nationals, Off Coast of Cabo Delgado. 3 Suspects Died.
December 14: The Mozambican authorities are detaining 12 Iranians caught allegedly shipping narcotics off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. The boat was intercepted on Saturday in […]
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Philippine Coast Guard Rescues 13 Women Being Smuggled Into Malaysia
December 17: The promise of well-compensated yet unidentified jobs in Malaysia prompted 13 women to fall for an alleged human trafficking scheme in Zamboanga City, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) […]
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Theft Aboard Bulk Carrier at Callao Anchorage in November
November 21, 08:50 UTC: Crew on routine rounds onboard a bulk carrier at Callao anchorage in Peru (posn. 12:01.70S – 077:12.62W) noticed three unauthorized persons armed with long knives at […]
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Robbery Aboard Bulk Carrier at Callao Anchorage, Peru
December 07, 06:10 UTC: Three unauthorized persons boarded an anchored bulk carrier via the anchor chain and hawse pipe at Callao Anchorage, Peru (posn: 12:01.42S, 077:13.75W). They tied up the […]
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Edouard Herriot Port Blocked in Lyon Amid Nationwide Protests
December 17: The blocking of the Edouard Herriot port has caused major slowdowns, especially on the Laurent Bonnevay ring road. During the morning of Tuesday December 17, about 150 demonstrators […]
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Industry Reeling From Hundreds of Pirate Attacks in 2019
Source: InSight Crime / Chris Dalby December 12: The seizure of an Italian oil supply vessel by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico in November was but the latest in […]
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Pirates in Togo Release 3 CMs Kidnapped In November; Fourth CM Dies In Captivity
December 13: Pirates in Togo have released 3 crew members of a Greek oil tanker seized in November, including 20-year-old Greek sailor Dimitris Giatis from Messolonghi, but a fourth member, a […]
