The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 14 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 07 – 13 October 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 07-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 48 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 07-OCT-25 Maritime Information Advisory – UKMTO report increase in GNSS interference and AIS speed irregularities.
- 08-OCT-25 Drugs Interdiction – Over 2,000 kilos of narcotics discovered on MV in Cartagena, Colombia.
- 08-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 1,075 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 08-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 26 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 09-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 34 migrants intercepted off Aydin, Turkey.
- 09-OCT-25 Robbery – Anchored tanker robbed in Ikungulu, DRC.
- 09-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 106 migrants and a suspected smuggler intercepted off Mugla, Turkey.
- 09-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 27 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 10-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 557 migrants intercepted crossing the English Channel.
- 11-OCT-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 184 migrants intercepted crossing the English Channel.
- 11-OCT-25 General Security Warning – Protests at the Port of Rotterdam.
- 12-OCT-25 Stowaways – Stowaway escapes from vessel in Aegean Sea.
- 12-OCT-25 Drugs Interdiction – 1.5 tonnes of narcotics recovered by Royal Navy in the Gulf of Oman.
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