Weekly Maritime Summary 13 – 19 December 2022
The Securewest International Global Response Centre (GRC) recorded 9 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 13 – 19 December 2022.
The following incidents were recorded:
- 13-DEC-22 – Kidnapping – Two crew members kidnapped off Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
- 14-DEC-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – Four dead and 43 migrants recovered after boat capsizes in the English Channel.
- 14-DEC-22 – Robbery – Underway bulk carrier robbed in the Singapore Strait.
- 16-DEC-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – French authorities rescue over 160 migrants in the English Channel.
- 16-DEC-22 – Drugs Interdiction – Sri Lankan Navy seizes 200kg of illegal drugs.
- 17-DEC-22 – Robbery – Dinghy and outboard motor stolen in Portobello, Panama.
- 18-DEC-22 – General Security Warning – North Korean ballistic missiles land in the East Sea off Japan.
- 18-DEC-22 – Robbery – Moored catamaran robbed in Saint Lucia.
- 19-DEC-22 – Robbery – Armed robbers board anchored vehicle carrier in Callao, Peru.
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