The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 13 maritime-related incidents during the reporting period of 06 – 12 January 2026. The following incidents were recorded:
- 06-JAN-26 Drugs Interdiction – 120kg of cocaine intercepted in Tauranga, New Zealand.
- 06-JAN-26 Drugs Interdiction – Over 30 kilos of cocaine intercepted in Nigeria.
- 07-JAN-26 Robbery – Tug boat BLUE MOMMY robbed at Abidjan anchorage.
- 07-JAN-26 Attack – Tanker ELBUS damaged in drone strike in the Black Sea.
- 07-JAN-26 Drugs Interdiction – Approximately 250kg of narcotics intercepted off Bab al-Mandab, Yemen.
- 07-JAN-26 General Security Warning – US Southern Command confirm seizure of ‘stateless, sanctioned’ M/T SOPHIA in the Caribbean.
- 07-JAN-26 General Security Warning – M/V BELLA 1 seized by United State European Command off the Icelandic coast.
- 09-JAN-26 Attack – Comoros Islands flagged bulk carrier LADONNA struck by Russian UAV at port of Odesa, Ukraine.
- 09-JAN-26 General Security Warning – Sanctioned oil tanker OLINA seized by U.S. authorities in the Caribbean.
- 09-JAN-26 Attack – Cargo vessel WAEL K struck by Russian UAV whilst transiting the Ukrainian maritime grain corridor.
- 10-JAN-26 Migrant and Refugee Incident – 43 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 10-JAN-26 Migrant and Refugee Incident – Search and rescue operations initiated off the coast of İzmir, Turkey.
- 11-JAN-26 Drugs Interdiction – Over 7,000 kilos of cocaine intercepted in the Central Atlantic Ocean.
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