Stowaways
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Police Question Tanker Report of Three “Very Violent” Stowaways On Voyage From Conakry to Amsterdam; Unclear Where Stowaways Boarded
February 07: The product tanker HARALD MAERSK (IMO #9389502) was forced to interrupt her voyage from Conakry to Amsterdam (via Las Palmas and Algeciras) and make an emergency call at Vigo Spain, […]
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3 Nigerian Nationals Stowaway on Bulk Carrier Behind Propeller at Apapa Port
This report has been updated to add further information. January 30: Three Nigerian nationals reportedly stowed away aboard the MV UNITY while she was berthed at Apapa Port in Nigeria, […]
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Man Caught Trying to Stowaway Twice at Southampton Docks In Bid to Get to USA in July 2019
Source: Southern Daily Echo / James Robinson January 19: A man who twice entered into a restricted area of Southampton port in a bid to stowaway on a ship has been jailed. […]
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Stowaway Aboard Barge In Tow From Ivory Coast to Gambia
January 15: On arrival at Banjul anchorage, Gambia an unspecified tug coming from San Pedro, Ivory Coast, discovered a Ghanian stowaway on a barge in tow. The stowaway had not […]
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8 Stowaways Found Aboard Cargo Ship Arriving From Saint Nazaire, France in Waterford, Ireland
December 04: 8 stowaways were found on board of a general cargo ship, unconfirmed but likely the FLEX EMDEN (IMO #9184823), berthed at Belview port, Waterford, southeast Ireland, on Dec […]
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25 Stowaways Found Aboard Ferry From Vulcaanhaven to Felixstowe
November 19: Police in the Netherlands say 25 stowaways have been found on a ferry bound for the UK. The stowaways were discovered in a refrigerated container on-board the ship […]
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Stowaways Discovered In Engine Room of Cargo Ship En Route From Rouen France to Ireland via Cherbourg
September 28: EEMS DART, a general cargo ship, was sailing from Rouen France to Dogheda Ireland, and turn to Cherbourg, when the crew exposed eight Albanian illegal migrants in the […]
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Ghana Calls for More Deterrent Measures for Stowaways From Other African Countries
September 12: The Tema Port Security Manager, Colonel Joseph Malik Punamane, has urged security agencies in other African countries to meet stowaways with more deterrent punishments, in order to stop […]
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Shipping Companies Warned As South Africa Bans Stowaway Landings
August 29: With immediate effect, no stowaway will be permitted to be landed in South Africa. The change in policy means that any person declared as a stowaway in a […]
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9 Stowaways Found in Container in Greece
June 22: According to a Greek Coast Guard statement issued on June 22, nine stowaways on the container vessel STADT DRESDEN were taken into custody on the morning of June […]
