The Securewest International Global Response Centre (GRC) recorded 14 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 14 – 20 June 2022.
The following incidents were recorded:
- 14-JUN-22 – General Security Warning – Activists block cruise ship in Marseille, France.
- 14-JUN-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – 444 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 14-JUN-22 – Boarding – Passenger boat boarded in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
- 14-JUN-22 – Robbery – Outboard engine stolen in Linton Bay, Panama.
- 15-JUN-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – 12 suspected migrants land in Devon, UK.
- 15-JUN-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – Over 80 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean.
- 15-JUN-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – More than 140 migrants intercepted in the Mediterranean.
- 16-JUN-22 – Drugs Interdiction – 1,300 kg of cocaine seized in Cartagena, Colombia.
- 16-JUN-22 – Drugs Interdiction – 45 kg of cocaine discovered in Durres, Albania.
- 16-JUN-22 – Drugs Interdiction – 56 kg of heroin seized in the Arabian Sea.
- 18-JUN-22 – Suspicious Approach – Underway tanker approached in the southern Red Sea.
- 19-JUN-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – Over 100 migrants rescued off Mykonos.
- 19-JUN-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – 19 migrants land on the Spanish island of Cabrera.
- 20-JUN-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – 160 migrants rescued off Greek island of Delos.
Key:
 General Security Warning: Warnings/Incidents which do not fit in the other categories but enhance the situational awareness. |
 Migrant and Refugee Incident: This could involve Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, or information about a boat capsizing and people drowning, or an attack on the group. |
 Boarding: Unauthorized boarding of a vessel by persons not part of its complement without successfully taking control of the vessel. |
 Robbery: Theft from a vessel or from persons aboard the vessel. |
| Migrant and Refugee Incident: This could involve Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, or information about a boat capsizing and people drowning, or an attack on the group. |
 Drugs Interdiction: Focused on interrupting illegal drugs smuggled by sea, usually a large number of drugs are seized. |
 Suspicious Approach: All other unexplained activity in close proximity by an unknown vessel. |
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