The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 22 maritime-related incidents during the reporting period of 21 – 27 July 2026. The following incidents were recorded:
- 21-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 35 migrants intercepted off the coast of Turkey.
- 21-JUL-26 Suspicious Approach – Merchant vessel approached in the Bab el Mandeb.
- 21-JUL-26 Maritime Information Advisory – Houthis warn shipping companies to avoid Saudi ports.
- 21-JUL-26 Drugs Interdiction – 770 kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Vado Ligure, Italy.
- 21-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 216 migrants rescued and 144 reported dead or missing Mauritania and Canary Islands.
- 22-JUL-26 Maritime Information Advisory – Fire breaks out on tugboat in Campos Basin, Brazil.
- 22-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 172 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 22-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 25 smuggling boats seized in Felixstowe Port, UK.
- 22-JUL-26 Drug Interdiction – 240 kilos of cocaine intercepted in Portsmouth, UK.
- 22-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 29 Migrants Intercepted by Turkish CG, Izmir, Turkey.
- 22-JUL-26 Attack – Tanker ENCEILA attacked 70nm southwest of Al Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.
- 23-JUL-26 Robbery – Rib/ Dinghy Stolen in Martinique, St. Anne
- 23-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 366 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 24-JUL-26 Robbery – Locked dinghy stolen in Saint Lucia, Caribbean Sea.
- 24-JUL-26 Maritime Information Advisory – Tanker witnesses splash from unknown projectile southern Red Sea.
- 24-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 103 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 24-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 165 migrants rescued off Canary Islands, Spain.
- 24-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 40 migrants rescued off southern Crete, Greece.
- 24-JUL-26 General Security Warning – Underway tanker LAVINE intercepted in the Gulf of Oman.
- 25-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 240 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 25-JUL-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 40 Migrants intercepted off the coast of Çanakkale, Turkey.
- 25-JUL-26 Attack – Cargo vessel attacked off Odesa, Ukraine.
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