Maritime Crime
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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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500 kg Cocaine Seized off Puntarena, Costa Rica
January 22: Authorities seized 500 kg of cocaine from a small boat off the coast of Puntarenas. It was unclear how the authorities obtained information regarding the narcotics. Three individuals […]
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Piracy Incident on Yacht Near Rio Naya, Colombia Results in 1 Dead, 1 Missing, 1 Injured
January 20: On Monday, an unspecified number of “heavily armed” persons reportedly boarded a yacht near the mouth of the Naya River on the border between Buenaventura and Cauca in […]
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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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Nigerian Rear Admiral Points to Tarkwa-Bay As Pirate Hideout Location; Residents Evicted From Area
January 28: Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, the Commander of Operation Awatse, says Tarkwa-bay is a hideout for pirates and officially it is a non-residential area. While addressing concerns over the […]
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25kg Cocaine Seized at Swedish Port of Uddevalla From Vessel From Colombia
January 24: The Swedish Customs Agency started 2020 with a seizure of cocaine in the port of Uddevalla, worth over SEK 17 million in street value. A vessel from Colombia […]
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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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Attempted Theft By Two Persons at Callao Anchorage, Peru
January 28, 08:18 UTC: Two unauthorised persons from two skiffs came alongside and boarded a tanker at Callao Anchorage in Peru (posn: 12:00.15S – 077:10.59W). Duty watchman on security rounds […]
