Maritime Crime
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Attempted Theft Aboard Tanker At Cartagena Anchorage
January 19, 05:00 UTC: Two unauthorized persons with a machete were spotted on the forecastle of a tanker at Cartagena Anchorage in Colombia The alarm was raised and crew mustered. […]
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Attempted Theft Aboard Tanker at Lagos Anchorage
January 25, 00:50 UTC: Duty crew onboard tanker at Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria (06:16.91N – 003:19.53E) noticed an unauthorised person near the forecastle while they were carrying out STS operations. Crew […]
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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 […]
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Attempted Boarding of Tanker at Lagos Anchorage
January 17: In the early hours of Friday, two unauthorized persons on a small boat attempted to board a tanker anchored at Lagos Secure Anchorage in Nigeria during STS cargo […]
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9,960 Grams of Cocaine Seized Amongst Frozen Shrimp in Container Guayaquil Port
Source: Policia Ecuador January 21: With the assistance of a canine unit, authorities at the port of Guayaquil have identified and seized 9,960 grams of cocaine in the form of […]
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Attempted Theft Aboard Tanker Transiting in Eastbound Lane of TSS in Singapore Strait
January 08, 04:00 LT: While underway, two unauthorized persons were sighted in the engine room of the tanker BRITISH MARINER (IMO #9724582) approximately 6.2NM northwest of Tanjung Tondang, Pulau Bintan […]
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Ship Stores Stolen From OSV at Alang Anchorage in India
January 07, 07:00 LT: While at Alang Anchorage in India (21° 23.9’ N, 72° 17.14’ E), five unauthorized persons boarded the offshore supply vessel AMIL 12 (IMO #9367085) from a […]
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FS COURBET Seizes 3 Tonnes of Hashish on Dhow in Gulf of Oman As Part of CTF150
January 18: Less than two weeks after their first narcotics seizure of 2020, French Ship (FS) COURBET made a second narcotics seizure whilst operating in direct support of Combined Task […]
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Attempted Boarding of Tanker 50nm From Bonny, Nigeria
January 16, 20:57 UTC: A small craft carrying at least five persons reportedly attacked a tanker in approx. position 03 38.0N 006 40.2E (200/50nm from Bonny, Nigeria), attempting to board […]
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Suspicious Approach of Tanker at Douala Inner Anchorage, Cameroon
January 15: An unspecified tanker anchored in Cameroon’s Douala inner anchorage was approached by a suspicious vessel (red hull) containing four persons. The vessel approached the tanker’s starboard side amidships […]
