The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 18 maritime-related incidents during the reporting period of 13 – 19 January 2026. The following incidents were recorded:
- 13-JAN-26 Drug Interdiction – Multiple maritime smuggling operations intercepted off Oman.
- 13-JAN-26 Kidnapping – Multiple crew kidnapped from fishing vessel IB FISH 7 off Gabon, Gulf of Guinea.
- 13-JAN-26 Robbery – Dinghy stolen from the dock in Martinique, France.
- 14-JAN-26 Attack – Multiple Greek-operated tankers attacked east of Novorossiysk, Black Sea.
- 14-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 33 migrants intercepted off the coast of İzmir, Turkey.
- 14-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 171 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 14-JAN-26 Robbery – Liberia-flagged tanker robbed in the Singapore Strait.
- 15-JAN-26 Robbery – Bulk Carrier robbed in Bauan Anchorage, Batangas Bay, Philippines.
- 15-JAN-26 General Security Warning – U.S. Coast Guard seizes oil tanker VERONICA in the Caribbean.
- 15-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 37 migrants intercepted off the coast of İzmir, Turkey.
- 15-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 4 migrants intercepted off the coast of Muğla, Turkey.
- 15-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 25 migrants intercepted off the coast of Aydın, Turkey.
- 15-JAN-26 Drug Interdiction – Interdiction conducted by Navy assets 140nm east of Tumaco, Colombia.
- 16-JAN-26 Robbery – Bulk Carrier robbed in Singapore Strait.
- 16-JAN-26 Robbery – Fuel tank stolen from raised dinghy off Norman Island, British Virgin Islands.
- 17-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 317 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 18-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 12 migrants intercepted in offshore Izmir, Turkey.
- 19-JAN-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 138 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
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