The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 19 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 19 – 25 August 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 19-AUG-25 Attack – Chemical tanker EXCELLION hit during attack on port of Izmail, Ukraine.
- 19-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 87 migrants apprehended off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
- 19-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 41 migrants apprehended off the coast of Canakkale, Turkey.
- 19-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 56 migrants apprehended off the coast of Mugla, Turkey.
- 20-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 36 migrants intercepted off Antalya, Turkey.
- 20-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 30 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 21-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 25 migrants and a suspected smuggler intercepted off Canakkale, Turkey.
- 21-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 35 migrants intercepted off Aydin, Turkey.
- 21-AUG-25 Attack – Military strike on port of Sevastopol, Ukraine.
- 22-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 79 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 22-AUG-25 Drugs Interdiction – 54 kilos of cocaine intercepted in Port Botany, Australia.
- 22-AUG-25 Drugs Interdiction – Security forces intercept drug smugglers near Sidi Ifni, Morocco.
- 23-AUG-25 Drugs Interdiction – Major drug smuggling operation intercepted across Myanmar.
- 23-AUG-25 Approach – Vessel approached in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, Yemen.
- 23-AUG-25 General Security Warning – Humanitarian vessel OCEAN VIKING fired on by the Libyan Coastguard.
- 24-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – Three migrants die in the Mediterranean Sea, north of Libya.
- 24-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 212 migrants intercepted crossing the English Channel.
- 24-AUG-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 248 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands.
- 24-AUG-25 Attack – Baltic Port of Ust-Luga hit by Ukrainian drones.
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