Weekly Maritime Incident Summary 26 August – 01 September 2025

The Securewest International Maritime Assistance Centre (MAC) recorded 13 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 26 August – 01 September 2025. The following incidents were recorded:

  • 26-AUG-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 56 migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
  • 27-AUG-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 18 migrants apprehended off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
  • 28-AUG-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 13 migrants detained off California.
  • 28-AUG-25 Suspicious Approach – Small craft comes into close proximity with reporting vessel, South of Lome, Togo.
  • 28-AUG-25 Boarding – Underway bulk carrier GEORGITSI boarded in the Singapore Strait.
  • 29-AUG-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 48 migrants rescued off the coast of Izmir, Turkey.
  • 29-AUG-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 77 migrants rescued off the coast of Mugla, Turkey.
  • 29-AUG-25 Migrant & Refugee Incident – 70 irregular migrants killed off the coast of West Africa.
  • 30-AUG-25 Robbery – Attempted robbery of yacht’s dinghy in Gatun Lake, Panama.
  • 31-AUG-25 General Security Warning – Cargo ship damaged after striking unidentified explosive device in Black Sea.
  • 31-AUG-25 Attack – Liberia-flagged tanker reports attack from missile in the Red Sea.
  • 01-SEP-25 Maritime Information Advisory – Two vessels collide 7nm south of Tanah Merah region, Singapore.
  • 01-SEP-25 General Security Warning – Flotilla leaves Barcelona bound for Gaza.

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