Tag: maritime crime
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18 Countries Participate in Maritime Security Training – IMO
February 18: IMO’s ongoing work to counter piracy/armed robbery against ships and other illicit activities at sea is underway at the Mohammed Bin Naif Academy for Maritime Science and Security […]
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Italy Arrests Captain of Vehicles Carrier Over Alleged Libya Arms Trafficking
February 21: Italian authorities have arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged vehicles carrier ship which was seized in the port of Genoa on suspicion of trafficking arms to Libya, including […]
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Departing BIMCO CEO Criticises Status of Nigerian Piracy
February 05: The departing CEO of international shipowning organisation BIMCO has hit out at Nigerian authorities’ failure to tackle piracy in West Africa as well as the tacit complicity of […]
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Theft Aboard Tug Moored Near Batam Island, Indonesia; Near Singapore Strait
February 02, 21:20 UTC: Alert crew onboard a tug moored to a buoy near Batam Island, Indonesia (approx. posn. 01:03.89N – 103:53.98E) noticed three unauthorized persons on deck and raised […]
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Labuan Marine Police Report Successes Over Previous Year
Source: The Sun Daily / Bernama January 28: Marine police in the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan report that they have disrupted smuggling activities with a total seizure worth more […]
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Piracy Attack 19nm SW of Bayelsa, Nigeria
January 21, 08:35 UTC: Approximately 15 armed persons in a speedboat approached and fired upon a general cargo ship underway in approx. position 04’05”62N, 005’44”52E, 19nm SW of Bayelsa, Nigeria. […]
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1,000m³ Rare African Wood Seized at Saigon City Port
January 10: Customs officials in HCMC have discovered over 1,000 cubic meters (m³) of timber worth over $430,000 illegally imported from Africa with fake declarations. In the declarations, the shipment, […]
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Four Chinese Nationals Kidnapped Near Libreville Rescued
January 12: Four Chinese nationals [two captains and two chief officers] abducted by pirates during a late December attack in waters off Owendo port in Libreville, Gabon’s capital were rescued […]
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Nigerian Navy Seizes Wooden Boat Laden With 144 Drums Of Petroleum Product; 4 Suspects Arrested
January 03: The Nigerian Navy Ship Victory has intercepted a wooden boat laden with 144 drums of petroleum product suspected to be illegally refined automated gasoline oil. In addition, the […]
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Curfew in ESSZone Extended Until January 21
January 05: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) that ends tomorrow, January 06, has been extended to January 21, according to […]
