Maritime Crime
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Boarding via Anchor Chain and Theft Aboard Tanker Anchored Near Bandar Penawar, Malaysia
September 25, 20:15 UTC: Approx. 16nm east of Bandar Penawar, Johor, Malaysia, unauthorized persons boarded an anchored tanker unnoticed via anchor chain and stole ship’s equipment from the forward store […]
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Attempted Boarding Via Anchor Hawse Pipe At Mabini Anchorage
September 23, 17:00 UTC: Duty crew onboard an anchored tanker at Mabini anchorage in the Philippines (position 13:46N – 120:59E) noticed a person attempting to open the anchor hawse pipe […]
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Armed Robbery Aboard Container Vessel Near Guayaquil, Ecuador
September 22, 01:00 UTC: Two duty crew onboard a container ship under pilotage near position 02:32.44S, 080:05.72W (approx. 4.5nm WNW of Isla Escalante, Ecuador) failed to respond to routine radio […]
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Theft Aboard Vessel at Lagos Secure Anchorage
September 23: On the 23rd September at 0315UTC, an unspecified MV was in LAGOS secure anchorage [11nm off Lagos, Nigeria), in position 06°17’24”N – 003°14’06”E, the watchman on duty noticed […]
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Cocaine Found On Ship Used to Transport Rockets to European Spaceport in Kourou (Pariacabo), French Guiana
September 20: 8 kilos of cocaine have been found in a ship used to transport rocket elements to and from the European spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana, South America, […]
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Mexico Intercepts 80kg of Cocaine on CMA CGM Ship at Port of Lázaro Cárdenas
September 18: Mexican Navy and Coast Guard personnel have seized over 80 kilograms of cocaine from a container aboard the CMA CGM Mississippi at the Pacific Ocean Port of Lázaro […]
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Curfew in Eastern Sabah Security Zone Further Extended to Oct 8
September 22: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone), which ends on Monday, has been extended until Oct 8, said Sabah Police […]
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Twenty-Three People Arrested On Suspicion Of People Smuggling Operations Across English Channel
September 24: Twenty-three people suspected of trying to smuggle migrants across the English Channel have been arrested. Eleven of the arrests were in connection with Channel crossings in small boats, […]
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Armed Robbery Aboard Tanker Anchored Near Conakry, Guinea
September 16 02:50 UTC: Four unauthorized persons armed with a gun and knives boarded an anchored tanker at approx. position 09:25.0N, 013:44.1W (around 5nm SSW of Conakry, Guinea). They took […]
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Two Fishermen Kidnapped Near Idenao, Cameroon
September 13, 22:00 UTC: Eight persons in a speed boat boarded a fishing vessel conducting fishing operations approx. 04:10.26N, 008:55.38E (approx. 4.5nm SW of Idenao, Cameroon). The perpetrators kidnapped two […]
