The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 19 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 04 – 10 March 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 04-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 326 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 04-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 42 migrants rescued off the coast of Egypt, Mediterranean Sea.
- 04-MAR-25 Drugs Interdiction – 548 packages of cocaine seized off the coast of Pedernales, Dominican Republic.
- 05-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 210 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 05-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 16 migrants intercepted offshore of Izmir, Turkey.
- 05-MAR-25 Boarding – Attempted boarding of cargo vessel at Tanjung Priok port, Indonesia.
- 06-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 235 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 06-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 17 migrants intercepted offshore of Antalya, Turkey.
- 06-MAR-25 Robbery – Supply vessel GH PATHFINDER robbed at Kakinada anchorage, India.
- 07-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 51 Migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 07-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 18 migrants apprehended off Izmir, Turkey
- 08-MAR-25 Suspicious Approach – Container vessel subject to suspicious approach off Posorja, Ecuador.
- 08-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 174 Migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 09-MAR-25 General Security Warning – Industrial action closes the Kiel Canal, Germany.
- 09-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 87 migrants intercepted off Çanakkale, Turkey.
- 09-MAR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 237 Migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 10-MAR-25 General Security Warning – GPS Interference in Strait of Hormuz.
- 10-MAR-25 General Security Warning – North Korea launches ballistic missiles into the Yellow Sea.
- 10-MAR-25 General Security Warning – Yemen Houthis threaten to resume attacks on shipping.
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