The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 26 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 15 – 21 April 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 15-APR-25 Drug Interdiction – More than 17 tonnes of cannabis seized in Morocco.
- 15-APR-25 Approach – Underway vessel approached in the Gulf of Aden.
- 15-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 18 Migrants intercepted off San Diego Coast in two incidents.
- 15-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 705 Migrants intercepted crossing the English channel.
- 15-APR-25 Approach – Chinese-flagged research vessel approached 80NM northeast of Itbayat Island, Philippines.
- 15-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Greek authorities discover two bodies on Greek island of Farmakonisi.
- 16-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Migrant vessel capsizes off Harawa, Libya.
- 16-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 29 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 17-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 211 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 17-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 41 migrants detained off Izmir, Turkey.
- 17-APR-25 Attack – Yemeni Port of Ras Isa hit by U.S. airstrikes.
- 17-APR-25 Illegal Fishing – Illegal fishing boats seized and destroyed off Western Australia.
- 17-APR-25 Drugs Interdiction – U.S. Forces intercept multiple drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea.
- 17-APR-25 General Security Warning – Two ships tailed by drones in Northern Red Sea.
- 18-APR-25 Attack – Yemeni port of Hodeidah hit by airstrikes.
- 18-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 235 migrants intercepted in English Channel.
- 18-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Migrant dies in the English Channel.
- 18-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 25 Migrants rescued off Izmir Turkey.
- 19-APR-25 Boarding – Container ship boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 19-APR-25 General Security Warning – Live Firing Notice, Arabian Sea.
- 19-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 26 migrants rescued off Aydin, Turkey.
- 19-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 29 migrants detained off Canakkale, Turkey
- 20-APR-25 Boarding – Underway crude oil tanker boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 20-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 18 migrants apprehended off coast of İzmir, Turkey.
- 20-APR-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 21 migrants and one migrant smuggling suspect apprehended off Muğla, Turkey.
- 21-APR-25 General Security Warning – Combined Task Force 151 conducts Operation SEA SPIRIT from 21 APR – 26 APR
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