Month: September 2019
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Panama Authorities Seize 1.5 Tonnes of Cocaine In Two Operations Off Coast; 2 Arrested
August 28: Authorities seized 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in two operations off the coast of Panama. In one of the seizures, authorities found the narcotics after capturing a speed boat […]
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Police in Guinea-Bissau Seize 1.8 Tonnes of Cocaine in Caio, Canchungo
September 02: Police seized over 1.8 tonnes of cocaine in Caio and Canchungo in what was reportedly the largest seizure in the country. The drugs, hidden in sacks of flour, […]
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Brazilian Authorities Seize 500 kg of Cocaine at Rio de Janeiro Port
August 31: Authorities aided by sniffer dogs seized 500 kg of cocaine at Rio de Janeiro port. The drugs were seized during a routine container inspection, according to local authorities. […]
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Shipping Companies Warned As South Africa Bans Stowaway Landings
August 29: With immediate effect, no stowaway will be permitted to be landed in South Africa. The change in policy means that any person declared as a stowaway in a […]
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Security Alert Issued For Indian Ports of Kandla and Mundra Regarding Terror Threat
August 29: Following the intelligence inputs about a possible Pakistani terrorist infiltration from the border district of Kutch, the Director General of Police – Gujarat State has issued a high […]
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Theft Aboard Crude Oil Tanker Near Bandar, Penawar, Malaysia
August 26 04:45 LT: While at anchor, four unauthorized persons armed with knives and sharp object(s) boarded the crude oil tanker RIDGEBURY EAGLE (IMO #9233753) from a wooden raft by […]
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Frontline Has Scaled Cack Strait of Hormuz Shipping Following June Attack
August 28: Oil tanker firm Frontline (FRO.OL) has scaled back the number of vessels it sends through the Strait of Hormuz after the attack in June on its Front Altair […]
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Pentagon Launches Maritime Security Effort Amid De-Escalation with Iran
August 29: Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters Aug. 28 he’s not ready to say that recent US-Iran tensions have subsided, but that the Pentagon is holding out hope for […]
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Wandering Iranian Oil Tanker
August 30: The Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a power struggle between the United States and Iran, a move that […]