The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 24 maritime related
incidents during the reporting period of 10 – 16 December 2024. The following incidents were recorded:
- 10-DEC-24 Attack – US navy destroyers defeat attack on merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden.
- 10-DEC-24 Boarding – Crude Oil Tanker PROTEUS HARVONNE boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 10-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 21 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Izmir, Turkey.
- 11-DEC-24 Boarding – Barge under tow robbed in South China Sea, east of Singapore.
- 11-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 284 Migrants arrive in El Hierro, Canary Islands
- 11-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident -76 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Izmir, Turkey.
- 12-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident –Migrant boat sinks off Chebba, Tunisia.
- 12-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident -Nine Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Balikesir, Turkey.
- 12-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident -152 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Izmir, Turkey.
- 12-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident -UK Border Force intercepts 609 migrants in the English Channel.
- 12-DEC-24 General Security Warning – Israel intercepts drone over Red Sea near Eilat.
- 12-DEC-24 Drugs Interdiction – Nigerian customs officials seize narcotics at Tin Can Port, Lagos.
- 12-DEC-24 General Security Warning – Live firing exercise in Arabian Sea, east of Gadani, Pakistan.
- 13-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident -UK Border Force intercepts 298 migrants in the English Channel.
- 13-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident -Migrant boat capsizes off Gavdos, Crete.
- 13-DEC-24 Robbery – Bulk carrier HONOR STAR robbed in the Phillip channel, Singapore Strait.
- 13-DEC-24 Boarding – Bulk Carrier AM OCEAN PRIDE boarded at Tarahan Anchorage area, Indonesia.
- 13-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident 21 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Mugla, Turkey
- 13-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident 50 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Çanakkale, Turkey
- 13-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident 24 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Izmir, Turkey
- 14-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident 47 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Izmir, Turkey
- 14-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident 17 Migrants intercepted by the Turkish Coastguard off Mugla, Turkey
- 14-DEC-24 Robbery – Dinghy stolen Diamond Cay, Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands.
- 15-DEC-24 Migrant & Refugee Incident – UK Border Force intercepts 160 migrants in the English Channel.
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