Maritime Crime
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Industry Guidance on Safety & Security and the Use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) in Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
July 08: The Oil Companies International Marine Forum has published a press release regarding Safety & Security and the use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) in Arabian Gulf, […]
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Saudi Border Guards Chief Calls for Global Action Plan to Combat Maritime Terrorism
July 01: The head of the Saudi Border Guards has called for an international agreement to combat the growing threat of maritime terrorism. Opening a new training course in Jeddah […]
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[Update: False Alarm] Attempted Boarding 7NM off Lome, Togo
UPDATE July 09: The below has now been confirmed as a false alarm. June 30: At approx. 23:25 UTC, a skiff with 6 armed persons approached an unspecified MV with […]
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FREE CSOA REPORT: Gibraltar Seizes Supertanker
July 04: At approx. 02:00 LT this morning Gibraltar port and law enforcement agencies, aided by a detachment of Royal Marines, detained the Panama-flagged 300,000-tonne crude oil tanker GRACE 1 […]
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Armed Gang Boards and Robs Tourist Boat Near Ouvea, New Caledonia
June 27: A boat carrying Australian tourists was attacked by a gang armed with rifles and machetes off the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, authorities said on Thursday (Jun […]
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China Raises Security Warning to Highest Level in Strait of Malacca
July 02: China has raised the security level for its vessels heading through the Strait of Malacca, a key Asian trade route and major oil choke point. The Chinese Ministry […]
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£30m Worth of Cocaine Seized at Harwich International Port, England
June 26: More than 300kg of cocaine found hidden in the back of a trailer has been seized by Border Force officers at Harwich International Port. The narcotics were discovered […]
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523 kg of Cocaine Seized at Santos Port, Brazil
July 02: Initial social media reports indicate that the Port Control Unit at the Port of Santos today seized 523 kg of cocaine in a container destined for an unspecified […]
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Record Setting $10m USD Worth of Cocaine Seized at Baltimore Port
June 25: Authorities at the Port of Baltimore disrupted a record-setting shipment of 333 pounds of cocaine from Panama to Maryland in a container of beach chairs earlier this month. […]
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Standoff Ends As Italian Police Arrest Migrant-Rescue Ship Captain
June 29: The Sea-Watch 3 charity ship carrying dozens of migrants rescued off Libya forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa on Friday night after a lengthy standoff, […]
