The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 24 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 17 – 23 June 2025. The following incidents were recorded:
- 17-JUN-25 – Drugs Interdiction – Suspected drug smuggler arrested in the Port of Tangier, Morocco.
- 17-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 489 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 17-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 34 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 17-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 15 migrants intercepted off Canakkale, Turkey.
- 17-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 22 migrants and 2 suspected smugglers intercepted off Canakkale, Turkey.
- 17-JUN-25 – Drugs Interdiction – $138 million worth of drugs seized in the Caribbean Sea.
- 17-JUN-25 – Boarding – Underway tanker LIRICA boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 18-JUN-25 – Boarding – Underway bulk carrier QUEEN boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 18-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 244 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 18-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 23 migrants rescued off the coast of Mugla, Turkey.
- 18-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 34 migrants rescued off Izmir, Turkey.
- 18-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 21 migrants and a suspected smuggler intercepted off Mugla, Turkey.
- 18-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 20 migrants intercepted off Izmir, Turkey.
- 19-JUN-25 – Drugs Interdiction – Over £6.5 million worth of shabu intercepted off Cagayan, Philippines.
- 19-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – Over 350 migrants rescued south of Gavdos, Greece.
- 19-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 102 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 20-JUN-25 – Drugs Interdiction – 1.5 tonnes of narcotics seized off Zambales, Philippines.
- 20-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 437 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 20-JUN-25 – Robbery – Anchored container vessel robbed at Chattogram Anchorage, Bangladesh.
- 21-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 583 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 22-JUN-25 – General Security Warning – High Threat to U.S. Associated Commercial Shipping – Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and the Gulf of Aden.
- 22-JUN-25 – Boarding – Underway tanker boarded in the Singapore Strait.
- 23-JUN-25 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 10 Migrants intercepted and detained off California Point Loma, California, USA.
- 23-JUN-25 – General Security Warning – Threat level for Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Northern Arabian Sea remains elevated.
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