The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 16 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 18 – 24 February 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 18-FEB-25 Drug Interdiction – Over 100 kilos of cocaine discovered on Baltic Seabed.
- 18-FEB-25 Drug Interdiction – Suspected drug smugglers intercepted in Cadiz Province, Spain.
- 18-FEB-25 Drug Interdiction – Hong Kong authorities seize illegal goods off Lamma Island, China.
- 18-FEB-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 70 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 18-FEB-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 42 migrants intercepted offshore of Crete, Greece.
- 18-FEB-25 Drug Interdiction – 800 kilos of cocaine seized in Gioia port, Italy.
- 18-FEB-25 Robbery – Dinghy stolen at in Simpson Bay Lagoon, Sint Maarten.
- 18-FEB-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 30 migrants detained off Point Loma, California, USA.
- 18-FEB-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 23 migrants detained from two boats off Florida.
- 19-FEB-25 Drug Interdiction – Migrants used as drug mules across the Adriatic Sea.
- 19-FEB-25 Robbery – Suspected thieves arrested on offshore platform off Malaysia.
- 21-FEB-25 General Security Warning – Possible limpet mine attack on vessel off Savona-Vado, Italy.
- 21-FEB-25 Boarding – Cargo ship boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 21-FEB-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 14 migrants detained off Encinitas, California.
- 22-FEB-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Migrant boat capsizes off Panama.
- 23-FEB-25 General Security Warning – Live firing notice for North Arabian Sea.
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