The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 25 maritime related
incidents during the reporting period of 28 January – 03 February 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 28-JAN-25 Robbery – Underway bulk carrier MANALI robbed in the Singapore Strait.
- 28-JAN-25 Boarding – Underway crude oil tanker BRISTOL boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 28-JAN-25 Suspicious Approach – Suspicious approach reported in the Gulf of Aden.
- 28-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 14 Migrants detained off California, USA.
- 28-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 21 migrants apprehended off Izmir, Turkey.
- 29-JAN-25 Drugs Interdiction – Indian Coast Guard intercepts over 50kg of ganja at maritime border.
- 29-JAN-25 General Security Warning – Demonstrations at the port of Valparaiso, Chile.
- 29-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 14 migrants apprehended off Mugla, Turkey.
- 29-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 13 migrants rescued off Aydin, Turkey.
- 30-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 38 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 30-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – Remains of 19 migrants found adrift in the Caribbean Sea.
- 30-JAN-25 Drugs Interdiction – Cocaine discovered on RO/RO ferries in Australia.
- 31-JAN-25 Drugs Interdiction – Drug dealer arrested attempting to flee Australia’s Northern Territory on a yacht.
- 31-JAN-25 Boarding – Fishing vessel boarded off Libreville, Gabon.
- 31-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 34 migrants apprehended off Mugla, Turkey
- 31-JAN-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 59 migrants apprehended off Izmir, Turkey
- 01-FEB-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 47 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 01-FEB-25 Maritime Information Advisory – Notification of live firing south of Gwadar, Pakistan, Arabian Sea.
- 01-FEB-25 Maritime Information Advisory – Notification of live missile firing 30nm west of Sohar, Oman in the Gulf of Oman.
- 02-FEB-25 Boarding – General cargo vessel JSP VENTO boarded 41nm SW of Kribi, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea.
- 02-FEB-25 Robbery – Product tanker ZERVIOUS robbed in the Phillip Channel of the Singapore Strait.
- 02-FEB-25 Boarding – Bulk carrier JOLANDA boarded in the Phillip channel of the Singapore Strait.
- 02-FEB-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 23 migrants apprehended off Mugla, Turkey.
- 02-FEB-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 59 migrants apprehended off Izmir, Turkey.
- 03-FEB-25 Maritime Information Advisory – Strike action at the Port of Barcelona.
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