The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 16 maritime-related incidents during the reporting period of 09 – 15 December 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 09-DEC-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 327 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands, Spain.
- 09-DEC-25 Robbery – Dinghy stolen from Linton Bay, Panama.
- 10-DEC-25 General Security Warning – U.S. Forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela, South America.
- 10-DEC-25 Attack – Russian tanker DASHAN attacked by unmanned explosive boats in the Black Sea.
- 10-DEC-25 Drugs Interdiction – Drug smuggling vessel intercepted off British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea.
- 12-DEC-25 Drugs Interdiction – 138 kilos of cocaine intercepted in the port of Civitavecchia, Italy.
- 12-DEC-25 Drugs Interdiction – Over 1.2 tons of drugs seized in Apapa Port, Lagos, Nigeria.
- 12-DEC-25 Attack – Turkish vessels damaged in strikes on Ukrainian ports of Chornomorsk and Odesa.
- 12-DEC-25 Drugs Interdiction – Over 2.3 tons of cocaine intercepted in the Caribbean Sea.
- 12-DEC-25 Migrant & Refuge Incident – 737 migrants detected in the English Channel.
- 12-DEC-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 16 migrants were rescued, off the coast of Muğla, Turkey.
- 13-DEC-25 Drugs Interdiction – Drug smuggling vessel intercepted off Gadani, Pakistan.
- 14-DEC-25 Boarding – Bulk carrier boarded in Philip Channel, Singapore.
- 14-DEC-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident- 52 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 14-DEC-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 65 migrants rescued off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
- 15-DEC-25 Boarding –MV boarded at anchorage, Luanda, Angola.
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