The Securewest International Global Response Centre (GRC) recorded 13 maritime related incidents during the reporting period of 4 – 10 October 2022.
The following incidents were recorded:
- 04-OCT-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – Turkey rescues 143 migrants off Aegean coast.
- 05-OCT-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – 48 migrants rescued by private vessel in the Mediterranean.
- 05-OCT-22 – Maritime Information Advisory – South Korea and US fire missiles into East Sea.
- 05-OCT-22 – Drugs Interdiction – 50 kg of cocaine seized at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai, India.
- 05-OCT-22 – Robbery – Dinghy stolen in St Anne, Martinique.
- 05-OCT-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – Boat carrying 40 migrants sinks off Lesbos, Greece.
- 05-OCT-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – Sailboat carrying 95 migrants sunk off Kythera, Greece.
- 06-OCT-22 – Robbery – Moored yacht boarded and robbed in Saint Lucia.
- 06-OCT-22 – Maritime Information Advisory – North Korea launches two missiles into the Sea of Japan.
- 06-OCT-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – More than 80 migrants missing after two boats sink off Greek islands
- 08-OCT-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – 1065 migrants intercepted in English Channel.
- 09-OCT-22 – Migrant and Refugee Incident – 367 Migrants intercepted in the English Channel.
- 10-OCT-22 – Drugs Interdiction – Drug smuggling network through Gioia Tauro port dismantled by Italian police.
Key:
 Robbery: Theft from a vessel or from persons aboard the vessel. |
 Migrant and Refugee Incident: This could involve Search and Rescue (SAR) operations, or information about a boat capsizing and people drowning, or an attack on the group. |
 Drugs Interdiction: Focused on interrupting illegal drugs smuggled by sea, usually a large number of drugs are seized. |
 Maritime Information Advisory: Notable maritime updates e.g., Military exercises, Curfews and Advisories. |
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