The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 15 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 23 – 29 September 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 23-SEP-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 37 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 23-SEP-25 Drugs Interdiction – 114kg of narcotics seized off Karanlikdere, Turkey.
- 23-SEP-25 Drugs Interdiction – Drugs discovered on hull of a vessel at Port Miami, USA.
- 23-SEP-25 General Security Warning – Explosion near vessel 120nm East of Aden, Yemen.
- 24-SEP-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 34 migrants intercepted off Aydin, Turkey.
- 24-SEP-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 36 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 24-SEP-25 Attack – Port of Novorossiysk hit by drone strikes, Black Sea.
- 24-SEP-25 Attack – USV attack on Black Sea oil terminal at Tuapse, Russia.
- 25-SEP-25 Drugs Interdiction – 10 tonnes of cocaine seized from fishing boat off West Africa.
- 25-SEP-25 Drugs Interdiction – Five tonnes of narcotics seized in Caribbean Sea.
- 27-SEP-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 895 migrants intercepted crossing the English Channel.
- 27-SEP-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 60 migrants intercepted by French authorities, English Channel.
- 28-SEP-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 403 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 29-SEP-25 Attack – Underway cargo vessel MINERVAGRACHT hit by projectile in Gulf of Aden.
- 29-SEP-25 Migrant and Refugee Incident – Suspected smuggling vessel captured off San Diego, USA.
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