The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 14 maritime-related incidents during the reporting period of 31 March – 06 April 2026. The following incidents were recorded:
- 31-MAR-26 Robbery – A locked dinghy was robbed in Marigot Bay, Saint Martin.
- 31-MAR-26 Drug Interdiction – Suspected drug smugglers arrested off the coast of Curacao, Mexico.
- 31-MAR-26 Attack – Product tanker AQUA 1 hit by unknown projectile 17nm Ras Laffan, Qatar.
- 01-APR-26 Attempted Boarding – Swimmer attempted to board a yacht in Playa Chiquita, Panama.
- 01-APR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 30 migrants rescued from capsized boat in Sava River, Croatia.
- 01-APR-26 Robbery – Moored dinghy robbed in Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, Caribbean Sea.
- 01-APR-26 Drug Interdiction – 333 kilos of marijuana intercepted off the coast of Taiwan.
- 01-APR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 325 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 02-APR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 58 migrants rescued 80nm S of Lampedusa, Italy.
- 02-APR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Migrant vessel capsizes off Bodrum, Turkey.
- 02-APR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 27 migrants apprehended off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
- 04-APR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 44 migrants rescued from abandoned oil rig in Mediterranean Sea.
- 04-APR-26 Attack – Togo-flagged general cargo bit by debris from UAV attack in Sea of Azov.
- 05-APR-26 Attack – Vessel reports multiple projectile splashes at Khor Fakkan Port, United Arab Emirates.
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