Areas of Risk
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Cyprus Port Workers Strike Over Health Insurance Coverage Demands; Further Strike Expected Sept 26
September 16: Cyprus Port Authority workers stopped work for two hours on Monday and announced a 24-hour strike on September 26 to press their demands for continued health insurance coverage. […]
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1,482 kg of Cocaine Seized In Export Cargo At Santos Port
September 10: Customs staff, through risk analysis criteria, including non-intrusive (x-ray) inspection, selected a crystal sugar shipment to the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, for investigation. During the inspection, there was […]
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Greek Authorities Seize 120 kg Cocaine in Banana Containers At Piraeus Port
September 16: Greek law enforcement authorities have seized more than 100 banana containers at the Port of Piraeus, after locating more than 120 kg of pure cocaine on a ship […]
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Lebanon Hopes U.S. Will Resume Mediation in Border Disputes with Israel
September 10: Lebanon’s president said he hopes the United States will resume mediation efforts to resolve a land and sea border dispute with Israel, after the man who had been […]
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US Destroyer Docks at Beirut Port For First Time in 30 Years
September 15: The USS RAMAGE docked at Beirut Port on Saturday, marking the first time that an American vessel has docked in Lebanon in over 30 years. The US Embassy tweeted that […]
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Boko Haram Is Back, With Better Drones
September 13: Nigeria’s war against the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram was supposed to be over by now. President Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler, was re-elected earlier this year […]
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Attempted Theft Aboard Chemical Tanker at Tanjung Uban Anchorage, Indonesia
August 07, 03:00 LT: While at anchor at Tanjung Uban anchorage , Pulau Bintan, three perpetrators using grappling hooks attempted to board the chemical tanker SG PEGASUS (IMO #9494876) from […]
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Theft Aboard Anchored Tanker Near Bandar Penawar, Malaysia
September 08, 09:08 UTC: Around 15nm East of Bandar Penawar, Johor, Malaysia (01:34.6N – 104:30.9E) three persons boarded an anchored tanker via the anchor cable. They stole the forward liferaft, […]
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North Korean Military Fires Two Suspected Short-Range Missiles Into Sea of Japan
September 10: On the morning of 10 September 2019, the North Korean military launched two unidentified projectiles into the Sea of Japan from an area near Kaechon, located in South […]
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49kg of Cocaine Discovered Amongst Iron Ore Shipment On Cargo Vessel in Mexican Port of Altamira
September 05: The Mexican Naval Forces busted two packages containing cocaine from a cargoship in Altamira port, Mexico. According to the navy, the forces located 49 kg among iron ore […]
