Tag: maritime crime
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Ship Parts Stolen From Tanker Underway in Singapore Strait
December 25, 23:00 LT: A British-Flagged Chemical Tanker was reportedly boarded by six unarmed, unauthorized persons while underway in position 1°08’54.0″N, 103°30’13.2″E, along the Phillips Channel. Crew spotted the persons […]
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Nigerian Navy Activity in 2019; Includes Discovery of Two Shipyards Used By Pirates
December 23: During a ceremony at sunset, a symbolic closure of official activities of the Nigerian Navy for the year 2019, a spokesman for the Nigerian Navy noted that during […]
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Pirates Kill Captain, Kidnap 2 Other Captains and 2 Chief Officers, In Libreville Harbor, Gabon
January 12 UPDATE: All four kidnapped crew were reportedly rescued safely. (Xinhua) December 22: According to an official Gabonese government statement, pirates attacked four vessels in Libreville’s harbour overnight, killing […]
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Italian Shipowners Arrested in Fraud and Corruption Case
December 19: The mayor of the Calabrian town of Villa San Giovanni, Giovanni Siclari, as well as Antonino Repaci and Calogero Famiani, chairman and the chief executive officer of the […]
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Dubai Police Arrest 12, Seize 194kg Assorted Narcotics In Two Dhows
December 04: 12 suspects were arrested with 194 kg of drugs hidden inside two dhows, an official in Dubai police said on Wednesday. Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-In-Chief […]
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Curfew in Esszone Extended Until December 07
November 23: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) which is scheduled to end tomorrow will be extended until Dec 7. Sabah […]
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Nigeria, Benin, and Niger to Form Joint Border Patrol Force to Fight Smuggling
November 14: Nigeria and neighboring countries Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border patrol force to tackle smuggling between the West African countries, they said in […]
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Authorities in Pakistan Seize 241 kgs Heroin, 2 kg Hashish in Joint Operation
November 12: A joint Intelligence-based Counter Narcotics Operation was conducted by Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, and Anti-Narcotics Force at Pishukan near Jiwani, Balochistan. A huge cache of narcotics […]
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Piracy Attempt Averted 57nm NNW of Sao Tome Island
November 07, 00:15 UTC: Armed persons in a skiff approached and fired upon a tanker underway approx 57nm NNW of Sao Tome Island (posn: 01:13.6N – 006:09.6E). Alarm raised, vessel […]
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Attempted Boarding of Tanker Berthed at Belawan Port, Indonesia
November 07, 19:00 UTC: During security rounds, crew onboard a tanker berthed at Belawan Port, Indonesia (Posn: 03:47.2N – 098:41.8E) noticed one unknown person trying to board the vessel using […]
