Weekly Maritime Incident Summary 02 – 08 April 2024

The Securewest International Global Response Centre (GRC) recorded 21 maritime-related
incidents during the reporting period of 02 – 08 April 2024. The following incidents were recorded:

  • 02-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 68 migrants arrive in small boats off Cyprus.
  • 02-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 29 Migrants rescued south of Crete.
  • 02-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 263 migrants were rescued by Cypriot coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • 03-APR-24 – Maritime Information Advisory – Electronic interference reported 95nm east of Ras Al Zour, Saudi Arabia.
  • 03-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 19 migrants rescued off Mugla, Turkey.
  • 03-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 45 Migrants rescued by coast guard off Lampedusa.
  • 03-APR-24 – General Security Warning – USS GRAVELY intercepts UAV’s and anti-ship ballistic missile in the Red Sea.
  • 03-APR-24 – Robbery – Bulk carrier SHAKESPEARE BAY boarded at Kuala Tanjung Port, Indonesia.
  • 04-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 12 migrants land in Tavernier, Florida Keys.
  • 04-APR-23 – Maritime Information Advisory – UKMTO request notification of disruption to electronic navigation systems.
  • 04-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 32 migrants rescued off Mugla, Turkey.
  • 04-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 35 migrants rescued off Izmir, Turkey.
  • 04-APR-24 – Drugs Interdiction – Illegal Narcotics seized in the Arabian Sea.
  • 04-APR-24 – Attack – Rescue ship reportedly attacked in the Mediterranean.
  • 05-APR-24 – Migrant & Refugee Incident – 333 migrants rescued near Lampedusa.
  • 06-APR-24 – Drugs Interdiction – United Kingdom Royal Navy seize £17m of drugs in the Caribbean.
  • 06-APR-24 – Attack – Container vessel HOPE ISLAND attacked 60nm SW of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, Red Sea.
  • 06-APR-24 – Boarding – MAERSK CHATTOGRAM boarded at Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh.
  • 07-APR-24 – Attack – MV attacked 59nm southwest of Aden, Yemen.
  • 07-APR-24 – Robbery – Theft of dinghy at Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  • 07-APR-24 – General Security Warning – Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency officers injured during shoot-out at Darval Bay, Sabah, Malaysia.

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