Areas of Risk
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Malaysian Authorities Detain Three Suspects And Their Vessel, Suspected of Scrap Metal Theft From Barge
August 03: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) while on routine patrol sighted and detained a small wooden boat without registration number along with three crew suspected of sea theft. […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Supply Vessel Berthed at Onne Port, Nigeria
UPDATED August 19: Nothing stolen and no violence. Upon being detected by OOW, the man aboard the canoe immediately left the area, leaving his colleague on board the supply vessel […]
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UPDATE 5: Two Vessels Hijacked Aug 14, 17 CM Total Kidnapped Near Douala Port, Cameroon / Calabar, Nigeria
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 06: Following further investigations, it is very likely that the most recent update was a false report. The vessel is believed to have entered restricted areas and experienced […]
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Arctic Patrol Summit 2019 – October 28-30 in Washington DC
As the Arctic operating domain attracts increasing attention from both partner nations and near-peer competitors, U.S. security and economic interests will intertwine with the Arctic area of responsibility even more […]
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InSight Crime Analysis: PCC-‘Ndrangheta, the International Criminal Alliance Flooding Europe with Cocaine
August 08: InSight Crime has released the following analysis: The recent arrests of two members of the ‘Ndrangheta in São Paulo have further highlighted the increasingly close partnership between the […]
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Germany Seizes Another 1.5 Tons Of Cocaine Hidden in Sports Bags in Container On Vessel
August 09: Following the recent record seizure of cocaine shipment at the Port of Hamburg, local customs officers have discovered a further 1.5 tons of cocaine on board a containership. […]
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Over Two Tons of Cocaine Seized Aboard Vessel in Port of Praia, Cape Verde
August 05: Cape Verde authorities on Monday announced the seizure of nearly 2.3 tons of cocaine aboard a ship calling at Praia, the capital of the archipelago. The boat, named […]
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Hundreds of Kilos of Cocaine Intercepted in Two Seizures at Port of Rotterdam; 5 Suspects Arrested
August 9 & 12: This weekend two containers with hundreds of kilos of cocaine were intercepted in the port of Rotterdam. Five men have been arrested. The narcotics have a street […]
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New USCG Cutter Seizes 2,100 Pounds of Cocaine Before Even Reaching Home Port
August 09: In July, yet-to-be-commissioned Coast Guard cutter Midgett passed through the Panama Canal and started a roughly 5,000-mile trip to Honolulu. The Coast Guard accepted the Midgett in April, […]
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UPDATE 2: Vessel Hijacked Near Lome, Togo
UPDATE September 06: Subsequent reports suggest that the vessel hijacked was the MV DANMAN and that the incident may have occurred closer to the Ivory Coast. However, despite investigations, the […]
