The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 37 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 06 – 12 May 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 06-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – 25 kilograms of cocaine seized at Lyttleton Port, New Zealand.
- 06-MAY-25 Boarding – Bulk carrier VIRGO boarded in Singapore Strait.
- 06-MAY-25 Boarding – Chemical tanker ELM GALAXY boarded in Singapore Straits.
- 06-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Boat carrying migrants capsizes of San California coast.
- 06-MAY-25 Attack – Drone strikes hit Port Sudan, including country’s main fuel depot.
- 06-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – 120 kilos of cocaine seized at the Port of Gibraltar.
- 06-MAY-25 Boarding – Bulk carrier HUI SHUN No1 boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 06-MAY-25 Kidnapping – Boat passengers kidnapped near Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria.
- 07-MAY-25 Robbery – Underway tanker robbed in the Singapore Strait.
- 07-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – Coast Guard intercepts drugs and weapons offshore of Curaçao.
- 07-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – Half a ton of cocaine seized at Port San Lorenzo, Argentina.
- 07-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 28 migrants apprehended off coast of Balıkesir, Turkey.
- 07-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 24 migrants apprehended off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
- 08-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – Nearly 900 kilos of narcotics intercepted off the coast of Algarve, Portugal.
- 08-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 28 migrants apprehended off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
- 08-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 30 migrants apprehended off coast of Balıkesir, Turkey.
- 08-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 16 Migrants intercepted and rescued off the coast of Alicante, Spain
- 09-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 10 migrants detained in Palm Beach, Florida.
- 09-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – Floating drug packages seized off Canary Islands.
- 09-MAY-25 General Security Warning – GPS interference in the Red Sea.
- 09-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – Authorities seize narcotics during interdiction off the coast of Oman.
- 09-MAY-25 Robbery (Attempted) – Attempted theft at Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica.
- 09-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 40 migrants rescued off coast of Mugla, Turkey.
- 09-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 29 migrants and 1 migrant smuggler apprehended off coast of Izmir, Turkey.
- 09-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 15 migrants apprehended off coast of Aydin, Turkey.
- 10-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 58 migrants intercepted in the English Channel
- 10-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Three migrants die in a drifting boat in the Mediterranean.
- 10-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – Cocaine seized from a container ship in South Korea.
- 11-MAY-25 Attack (Suspected) – Suspected vessel ramming incident 80nm NW of Jebal Ali, UAE, Persian Gulf
- 11-MAY-25 General Security Warning – Security notification – sustained kinetic activity in the Red Sea
- 11-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – Over 1 tonne of cocaine intercepted near Sydney, Australia.
- 11-MAY-25 Approach – Anchored merchant vessel approached by small craft 8nm south of Lome, Togo.
- 11-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 232 migrants intercepted in English Channel.
- 11-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 23 migrants apprehended off coast of Mugla, Turkey.
- 11-MAY-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – U.S. Coastguard shoot out engine of migrant smuggling boat off California.
- 12-MAY-25 General Security Warning – Threat to Red Sea Ports.
- 12-MAY-25 Drugs Interdiction – 720kg of cocaine seized at Busan Port, South Korea.
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