The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 25 maritime related
incidents during the reporting period of 03 – 09 December 2024. The following incidents were recorded:
- 03-DEC-24 Drugs Interdiction – USCGC HAMILTON offloads seized drugs in Port Everglades, Florida.
- 03-DEC-24 Approach – Berthed cargo ship boarding attempted in Belawan, Indonesia.
- 03-DEC-24 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 9 migrants rescued off the coast of Aydin, Turkey.
- 03-DEC-24 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 72 migrants apprehended off the coast of Canakkale, Turkey.
- 03-DEC-24 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 20 migrants rescued and 32 apprehended in Izmir, Turkey.
- 03-DEC-24 Drugs Interdiction – 4 tonnes of drugs seized off Colombo City Port, Sri Lanka.
- 04-DEC-24 Drugs Interdiction – Over £3.7 million worth of drugs seized in Durban, South Africa.
- 04-DEC-24 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 18 Migrants detained off Aydin, Turkey.
- 04-DEC-24 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 289 migrants cross the English Channel.
- 04-DEC-24 Migrant and Refugee Incident – Migrants rescued off French coast after their boats hit a sandbank.
- 04-DEC-24 Hijacking – Hijacked Chinese tuna ship located off Somalia.
- 04-DEC-24 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 130 Migrants detained off Mugla, Turkey.
- 05-DEC-24 Robbery – Fishing vessel boarded and robbed off Benin, Gulf of Guinea.
- 06-DEC-24 General Security Warning – Offshore Russian installations attacked by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea.
- 06-DEC-24 Robbery – Dinghy and outboard stolen in British Virgin Islands, Caribbean.
- 06-DEC-24 Attack – Cargo vessel attacked in Gulf of Aden.
- 06-DEC-24 Drugs Interdiction – Egyptian Navy intercepts drug smugglers in Mediterranean.
- 06-DEC-24 Drugs Interdiction – Egyptian Navy intercepts drug smugglers in Red Sea.
- 07-DEC-24 Drugs Interdiction – 9.5 tonnes of cocaine intercepted in Dominican Republic.
- 07-DEC-24 Robbery – Thieves attempt to enter catamaran Simpson Bay Lagoon, Sint Maarten.
- 07-DEC-24 Robbery – Dinghy and outboard stolen from Diamond Cay, British Virgin Islands.
- 08-DEC-24 Robbery – Anchored catamaran robbed in Sint Maarten, Caribbean.
- 08-DEC-24 Boarding – Attempted boarding of anchored yacht in Saint Martin, Caribbean.
- 09-DEC-24 Maritime Information Advisory – UKMTO live firing notice Pakistan.
- 09-DEC-24 Maritime Information Advisory – UKMTO live firing notice Red Sea.
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