Maritime Crime
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Initial Reports of Attempted Robbery at Onne Port, Nigeria
May 07: Port authorities reportedly state that two suspects boarded an offshore supply vessel at Federal Ocean Terminal in Onne Port. An AB on-watch detected the perpetrators and raised the […]
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Both Vessels Recovered and Crew Safe Following Two Pirate Attacks Off Coast of Malabo Island, Near Cameroon
May 05: Initial reports suggest that a tug was boarded and hijacked whilst underway approx. 30 nm WSW of Punta Oscura, Malabo Island. Later the same day, the tug is […]
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Initial Reports of Tug Attacked in GoG
May 05: Initial reports that a tug was “attacked” at approx. 12:00 UTC in position 03 04N – 007 59E while underway. MDAT-GOG advises extreme caution in the area. Source: […]
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Attempted Boarding Off Coast of SW Bayelsa State, Nigeria
May 03: At approx. 20:50 LT last Friday, an oil products tanker was approached by an unknown number of pirates aboard one speed boat while transiting offshore Bayelsa State (approx. […]
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China Scores Worst on Illegal Fishing Index
April 16: An index launched in February this year scores countries according to their degree of exposure to and quality of response towards illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. China received […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Berthed Container Vessel in Jakarta
April 26: At approx. 21:05 UTC two robbers boarded a berthed container ship at Jakarta Container Terminal in Jakarta, Indonesia. Duty oiler on routine rounds noticed the robbers in the […]
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Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers
April 30: From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing system to undercut corruption, one Nigerian government agency hopes it can use new technology […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Crude Oil Tanker at Jose Terminal Anchorage, Venezuela
April 25: While at anchor, the duty AB aboard the crude oil tanker TORN HILDE spotted six perpetrators on board the vessel during his round on bridge wing. The alarm […]
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P60m Worth of Smuggled Sugar and Firecrackers Seized at Subic Port, Philippines
April 26: Customs officials on Friday, April 26, seized P60 million worth of smuggled sugar and firecrackers in Subic port. Acting on information that her office received, District Collector Maritess […]
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Two Foreign Workers Kidnapped From Nigerian Oil Rig
April 27: A Canadian and a Scottish oil worker were kidnapped by armed men off a rig in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta over the weekend, a military spokesperson told CNN […]
