Maritime Crime
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Robbery Aboard General Cargo Ship Underway Near Pulau Mapur, Indonesia
May 13: At approx. 02:10 LT four unauthorised persons armed with long knives boarded the Da Yang Bai Li (a Chinese flagged general cargo ship; IMO 9607978), underway approx. 4 […]
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Robbery Aboard LNG Tanker at Callao Anchorage, Peru
May 18: At approx. 05:55 UTC approx. 4-5 unauthorized personnel wearing face masks reportedly boarded an anchored LNG tanker via the hawsepipe at Callao Anchorage. They temporarily took the duty […]
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CTF-150 Seizes Further 5,600kgs of Hashish in Arabian Sea
May 07 & 10: Royal Australian Navy Ship (HMAS) BALLARAT intercepted another 5,600 Kgs of illicit drugs while conducting patrols in the international waters of the Arabian Sea under the […]
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Sri Lankan Navy Apprehends Three Persons With 76.6 kg of Kerala Marijuana
May 15: A team of Sri Lankan naval personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command apprehended three persons with 76.6kg of Kerala marijuana whilst on patrol in the seas off […]
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Dutch Cargo Vessel Used as Portable Meth Lab Starts Sinking During Raid in Moerdijk, Netherlands
May 10: At approx. 13:20 LT the Dutch Cargo vessel ARSIANCO started sinking while docked at the port of Moerdijk, Netherlands. The vessel had reportedly been “booby-trapped” with a remote-activated […]
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2.2 Tons of Cocaine Seized at Santa Marta Port, Colombia
May 12: Authorities in Colombia reportedly seized 2.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden inside four bags of copper ore in a container at Santa Marta port. According to police, the narcotics, […]
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Suspicious Approach of Bulk Carrier off Coast of Cabo Pasado, Ecuador
May 03: At approx. 10:10 UTC two speedboats – each with five POB – reportedly approached an underway bulk carrier off the coast of Ecuador (posn. 00:08.0S – 081:19.9W; 52nm […]
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Bulk Carrier Reports Suspicious Approach 115nm East of Banganga, Philippines
May 10: An unknown number of persons in a speedboat approached and came close to an underway bulk carrier at approx. 01:00 UTC, 115nm East of Bananga in the Philippines […]
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Initial Reports of Anchored Chemical Tanker Hijacked from Lome, Togo. Recovered Quickly.
May 12: Limited information available indicating that an unspecified number of armed persons boarded and hijacked an anchored chemical tanker at Lome Anchorage and took its crew hostage. The Togo […]
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Engine Spare Parts Stolen From Anchored Bulk Carrier at Dumai Port, Indonesia
May 11: An unknown number of unnoticed unauthorized persons reportedly boarded an anchored bulk carrier and escaped with engine spare parts at approx. 10:00 UTC at Lubuk Gaung Anchorage, Dumai […]
