Areas of Risk
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Items Stolen From Container on Barge Anchored Off Pulau Bintan, Indonesia
August 09: While anchored off Pulau Bintan, the barge CRYSTAL 128 was boarded by an unknown number of perpetrators on 9 Aug 19. The unauthorized persons stole some mattress protectors […]
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Bahrain to Join US-Led Mission to Patrol Gulf Waters
August 19: Bahrain will join the United States-led mission to protect vessels travelling in Gulf waters, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue in […]
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Update On White Sea Accident That’s Causing Partial Closure of Dvina Bay
August 12: Further information has become available on the previously reported accident that led to the partial closure of Dvina Bay in the White Sea: The failed missile test that […]
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US Carrier Sails Into Disputed Waters Amid New Flare-Ups
August 06: A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest show of America’s military might amid new territorial flare-ups involving China and […]
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Montreal Port Authority Hopes to Avert Strike
August 14: While the threat of a strike by 1,125 workers at the Port of Montreal is still brewing, Port Authority CEO Sylvie Vachon hopes the parties can reach agreement. […]
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US Navy Moving Ahead to Create Special Cyber Office
August 19: The Navy Department will soon create a new office led by a special assistant to the secretary who will have sweeping authority to integrate and manage the critical […]
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Contraband Alcohol Worth Almost 100m XOF Seized at Port of Dakar
August 19: Senegalese customs agents have seized an assortment of contraband alcohol worth nearly 100 million Senegalese francs (100m XOF; approx. 170,000 USD). The alcohol was concealed in a container […]
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Bulgaria Seizes 75kg Cocaine Smuggled in Banana Shipment at Burgas Port
August 17: A warehouse worker has discovered 75 kg (165 lb) of cocaine hidden among bananas shipped from Ecuador to Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas, prosecutors and police said […]
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One Ton of Cocaine Seized in French Port of Le Havre
August 12: French customs officials confiscated cocaine worth around 74 million euros in the northern French port of Le Havre on Monday night. A ton of cocaine was discovered in […]
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Gibraltar Frees Iranian Supertanker Despite US Pleas to Stop Release; UK Appears to Attempt to Distance Itself From Seizure
August 15: Further to reports of plans to release the GRACE 1 (now renamed ADRIAN DARYA 1 and flagged with Iran), Gibraltar’s chief minister Fabian Picardo has now confirmed the […]
