The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 17 maritime-related incidents during the reporting period of 17 – 23 March 2026. The following incidents were recorded:
- 17-MAR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – Migrant smuggling vessel intercepted in the English Channel.
- 17-MAR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 30 migrants rescued off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
- 17-MAR-26 Boarding – Merchant vessel boarded in Singapore Strait.
- 17-MAR-26 General Security Warning – Unmanned LNG tanker drifting damaged in central Mediterranean south of Italy.
- 18-MAR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 39 migrants detected in southern Crete, Greece.
- 18-MAR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 262 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 18-MAR-26 Boarding – Underway bulk carrier HELLASSHIP boarded in Singapore Strait.
- 18-MAR-26 Attack – Unidentified vessel attacked 11nm E of Khawr Fakkan, UAE.
- 19-MAR-26 Robbery – Chain locked dinghy stolen from Yacht in Guadeloupe.
- 19-MAR-26 General Security Warning – United States strike ‘narco-vessel’ in the Eastern Pacific.
- 19-MAR-26 Boarding – Three moored catamarans boarded in Kralendijk, Bonaire.
- 19-MAR-26 General Security Warning – Unidentified vessel truck by falling debris, 4nm E of Ras Laffan, Qatar.
- 20-MAR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 116 migrants cross the English Channel.
- 21-MAR-26 Robbery – Unnamed vessel robbed in Carina anchorage, Abidjan.
- 21-MAR-26 General Security Warning – Unknown explosion reported off the coast of Shjah, United Arab Emirates.
- 22-MAR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 29 migrants apprehended off the coast of Aydin, Turkey. 22-MAR-26 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 190 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
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