South East Asia
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Curfew In ESSZone Extended To Feb 20
February 05: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) […] has been extended until Feb 20. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah […]
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Singapore Plans to Restructure MSTF To Tackle Piracy in Strait
February 03: The Singapore Minister of Defence was asked: (a) what new tactics have been designed by those responsible for the rise in actual and attempted piracy and robbery cases […]
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Theft Aboard Tug Moored Near Batam Island, Indonesia; Near Singapore Strait
February 02, 21:20 UTC: Alert crew onboard a tug moored to a buoy near Batam Island, Indonesia (approx. posn. 01:03.89N – 103:53.98E) noticed three unauthorized persons on deck and raised […]
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Hong Kong Healthcare Union Strikes to Protest Government Refusal to Close All Ports of Entry Amid Coronavirus Concerns
February 03: Hong Kong ’s newly formed medical workers’ union, the “HA Hospital Staff Front” launched a strike on Monday, February 3, to protest the government ’s refusal to close […]
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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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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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Theft Aboard Container Ship at Anchorage in Manila, Philippines
January 25, 04:15 LT: While at South Quarantine Anchorage Area in Manila (posn. 14° 32.68’ N, 120° 55.27’ E), the duty watch sighted one unauthorized person aboard the container ship […]
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Theft Aboard Bulk Carrier Underway in Eastbound Lane of TSS in Singapore Strait
January 28, 02:05 LT: While underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait (posn. 1° 15.43’ N, 104° 6.77’ E, 3.7nm NW of […]
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40 Kidnappings Prevented in ESSZone Since 2018 According to Malaysian Authorities
Source: New Straits Times / Bernama January 28: According to a recent statement, security forces have thwarted 40 kidnapping attempts in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah […]
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Theft Aboard Tanker at Belawan Anchorage, Indonesia
January 26, 03:24 UTC: Deck watchmen on routine rounds onboard a tanker at Belawan Anchorage (posn. 03:56.49N – 098:45.24E) noticed the forward storeroom broken into and ship’s property missing. On […]
