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Attack - 150nm South West of Port Harcourt

Reporting indicates that the M/V COOL GIRL reported being attacked by 2 speed boats.
December 03, 2020

First Instances of Piracy by Insurgents

On 23 November, insurgents wearing Mozambican security force uniforms arrived by canoe on Ilha Quifuque, Palma District and attacked civilians there. Three civilian deaths were reported, and an..
December 03, 2020

Number of Small Fishing Vessels Smuggling Illegal Drugs Triples

A lack of options for commercial fishermen in coastal communities has led to a boom in trafficking.
December 03, 2020

Suspicious Approach - 85nm SW Brass

Reporting indicates that an MT was approached by 2 speedboats 85nm SW Brass. Vessel and crew are safe.
December 02, 2020

Mozambique Humanitarian Situation Report

The conflict in Cabo Delgado is deteriorating. In October 2020, at least 219 boats carrying 11,280 people half of which were children arrived in Pemba, the provincial capital of Cabo Delgado reports..
December 02, 2020

UN resolution on keyworker seafarers

UN General Assembly Resolution calls for seafarer key worker designation and implementation of crew change protocols; IMO Secretary-General urges priority vaccination. The United Nations General..
December 02, 2020

New international employment rights for seafarers captured by pirates

The introduction of new international employment rights for seafarers captured by pirates, comes into force on 26 December 2020. The amendment, comes during a resurgence of recently reported piracy..
December 01, 2020

Cyber security for superyacht sector now top priority

An increase in cyber-attacks against superyachts during the pandemic, and new IMO requirements on the sector’s cyber security systems from January, are pushing robust risk management up the agenda..
November 30, 2020

Kidnapping - 75nm South Lomé

Reporting indicates that the MV AGISILAOS (IMO:9315745) was boarded by an unknown number of persons while underway.
November 30, 2020

Trump's Final Offshore Lease Shows Gulf of Mexico’s Long Future

The Trump administration’s final sale of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico generated nearly $121 million in high bids, an improvement from the last government auction held just as the..
November 27, 2020