Maritime Crime
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110kg Cocaine Seized From Coal Ship in IJmuiden, Netherlands
January 06: Dutch authorities have reportedly seized 110kg of cocaine from a coal ship in IJmuiden, and arrested three suspects. Source: Politie
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ICC 2019 Report: Unprecedented Number of Crew Kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea
January 14: Despite overall piracy incidents declining in 2019, there was an alarming increase in crew kidnappings across the Gulf of Guinea, according to the International Chamber of Commerce’s International […]
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Reducing Somalia’s Piracy By Building a Fishing Industry
January 07: At the peak of the problem, in 2011, there were 237 incidents of piracy off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden (the sea separating Somalia and Yemen), accounting […]
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Four Chinese Nationals Kidnapped Near Libreville Rescued
January 12: Four Chinese nationals [two captains and two chief officers] abducted by pirates during a late December attack in waters off Owendo port in Libreville, Gabon’s capital were rescued […]
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Nigerian Navy Frees Three Hostages Taken From AMBIKA Dredger
January 08, 23:00 LT: The Nigerian Navy reportedly rescued three mariners (two Russians and one Indian) who had been kidnapped from the AMBIKA dredger on January 02. During the operation, […]
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1,500kg Hashish Seized in Arabian Sea
January 05: On Sunday, 5 January 2020, French Ship (FS) COURBET, in direct support of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), seized 1,500 kg of hashish from a vessel in […]
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Ghana Starts Construction of New Naval Base in Ezilinbo to Improve Gulf of Guinea Security
January 09: Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially launched construction of the country’s new naval base with a sod-turning ceremony. Akufo-Addo said the base is part of the […]
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Investigation Finds That Workers Likely Behind At Least One “Pirate” Attack Against Mexican Oil Platform
January 02: Amongst hundreds of piracy incidents in the Gulf of Mexico in 2019, new investigations into incident/s against oil platforms in Tabasco and Campeche has revealed that workers likely […]
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Cocaine Seized After Reportedly Being Stashed On Underway Container Vessel Headed From Guayaquil
January 07: The Ecuadorian Navy has reportedly seized 88 packages of an unspecified amount of cocaine hidden in four black suitcases in a container aboard the container vessel SEALAND LOS […]
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US Destroyer Seizes Over 11,000lbs Hashish in Gulf of Aden
December 27 2019: The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) interdicted a shipment of narcotics aboard a stateless vessel while conducting maritime security operations in the international waters of the Gulf […]
