Tag: container vessel
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11 Stowaways Discovered in UK Port of Southampton
Police were called to the Port of Southampton in the UK after reports of a group of stowaways having come off a vessel in port and trying to make their […]
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Tanker stowaways: ‘Hijacking’ ends after special forces storm ship
Seven people were detained when military forces stormed a tanker suspected to have been hijacked off the Isle of Wight. Sixteen members of the Special Boat Service (SBS) ended a […]
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Sri Lankan Authorities Seize 99.5kg Heroin in Kochchikade
March 13: Sri Lankan authorities have announced that the Police Narcotics Bureau has seized 99.5 kg of heroin, worth approx. 1 billion rupees, from a freight container hidden amongst a […]
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Five Stowaways Discovered on Container Vessel at UK’s Tilbury Port
March 08, 3:30 UTC: Five Albanian stowaways were discovered on a container vessel at Tilbury Port in the early hours of March 08. A home office spokesman said: “Border Force […]
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Robbery Aboard Container Vessel at Port-au-Prince Anchorage
March 08, 20:40 LT: While the container vessel TRINIDAD TRADER (IMO #9675808) was at Port-au-Prince Anchorage in Haiti, an unknown number of unauthorized persons boarded the ship and attacked the […]
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Attempted Theft Aboard Container Ship at Belawan Anchorage
March 13, 20:10 LT: While at Belawan Anchorage, Indonesia (3.0° 55.5’ N, 98° 46.3’ E), the duty able bodied (AB) aboard the container vessel KOTA ANGGERIK (IMO #9175597) discovered an […]
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Cocaine Seized From Container Vessel Near Ensenada, Mexico; 4 Suspects Arrested
February 26: The Mexican Navy has seized 3.1 kg of cocaine near Ensenada after a person was spotted throwing a package from on board the container vessel MOL MAJESTY (IMO […]
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Piracy Attack on Container Vessel Underway Off Ana Chaves Bay, São Tomé
February 14, 08:12 UTC: At least two unauthorized persons in two speedboats successfully boarded the container vessel MAERSK TEMA (IMO #9698264) in position 01°33N-005°18E while she was underway from Pointe […]
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2 Armed Persons Board and Attempt to Rob Containership Off Benin
January 19, 20:10 UTC: Two persons armed with AK-47 rifles in a boat approached and boarded a drifting container ship in posn. 05:08.3N, 002:17.9E. Alarm raised, deck lights switched off, […]
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Container Attacked Approx. 71 nm Off Lagos, Nigeria
January 19, 20:10 UTC: A vessel, likely ATLANTIC DISCOVERER (IMO #9243590), was reportedly attacked by up to eight persons 71nm offshore from Lagos after she departed Tema, Ghana in approx. […]
