Maritime Crime
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Dutch Customs Seize 250kg Cocaine in Five Batches at Rotterdam Port March 13-17; 8 Suspects Arrested
March 13-17: Dutch customs officials at Rotterdam Port found five different batches of cocaine from Friday to Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said in separate statements. Over 250 kilograms of […]
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Suspect Arrested with Over 3kg Cocaine at Palma, Majorca Port
March 15, 07:30 LT: Authorities at the port of Palma, Majorca have arrested a suspect caught with over 3 kg of cocaine coming from a ferry. The driver apparently displayed […]
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Sri Lankan Authorities Seize 75 kg of Heroin From Potato Container That Cleared Colombo Port
March 12: Sri Lankan police officials found at least 75 kg of heroin hidden inside a container with imported potatoes from Pakistan. The Police Narcotic Division and the Special Task […]
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Security Guidance for COVID-19
CSO Alliance – the authors of the Maritime Security Review – have released a free special report that examines security issues surrounding the Coronavirus. All organisations will be affected to […]
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Five Stowaways Discovered on Container Vessel at UK’s Tilbury Port
March 08, 3:30 UTC: Five Albanian stowaways were discovered on a container vessel at Tilbury Port in the early hours of March 08. A home office spokesman said: “Border Force […]
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Robbery Aboard Container Vessel at Port-au-Prince Anchorage
March 08, 20:40 LT: While the container vessel TRINIDAD TRADER (IMO #9675808) was at Port-au-Prince Anchorage in Haiti, an unknown number of unauthorized persons boarded the ship and attacked the […]
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Attempted Theft Aboard Container Ship at Belawan Anchorage
March 13, 20:10 LT: While at Belawan Anchorage, Indonesia (3.0° 55.5’ N, 98° 46.3’ E), the duty able bodied (AB) aboard the container vessel KOTA ANGGERIK (IMO #9175597) discovered an […]
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Suspects Arrested Following Theft Aboard Barge at Chittagong Anchorage
March 06, 14:30 LT: While the vessel was at Chittagong Anchorage 22° 6.21’ N, 91° 40.67’ E) in Bangladesh, a group of unauthorized persons boarded the barge, ANTARA KOH 18 […]
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Attempted Theft Aboard Petrochemical Tanker at General Santos Anchorage in Philippines
March 12, 01:57 LT: The Duty Officer and Able Bodied (AB) on board the petrochemical tanker ENDEAVOUR II (IMO #9835056; anchored at General Santos Harbour Anchorage in the Philippines) were […]
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Tanker Suspected Of Arms Trafficking in Gulf of Aden
March 17: Djibouti Security Service suspects oil products tanker RED SEA 1 (IMO #9081071) of arms trafficking in the Gulf of Aden, claiming that the ship is tampering with her tracking […]
