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Vessel Boarding 51nm SW Bioko Island

Reporting indicates that an OSV has been boarded by an unknown number of attackers 51nm SW Bioko island. The incident is reported to have occurred on the 25th October 21 at 2126UTC. The incident..
October 26, 2021
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Iran & Venezuela to sign 20-year cooperation accord

Iran will sign a 20-year cooperation accord with Venezuela when President Nicolas Maduro visits Tehran “in the next few months”.
October 26, 2021

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Assessment w/c Monday 25th October

As of the 25th of October, one incident has been reported 86nm SW Agbami Terminal with one vessel understood to have been boarded. In addition, MDAT GOG have issued an alert for an increased risk of..
October 25, 2021

Sudan Prime Minister arrested and detained amid reports of an apparent coup

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife Muna Abdallah have been arrested and taken to an undisclosed location, the prime minister's economic advisor Adam Hireka told CNN Monday, in events..
October 25, 2021
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Vessel Boarding 86nm SW Agbami Terminal

Reporting indicates that the containership MSC LUCIA has been boarded by an unknown number of attackers 86nm SW Agbami Terminal. A naval vessel is inbound. The incident is understood to be ongoing.
October 25, 2021

MDAT - GoG Increased Threat of Piracy

MDAT-GOG is aware that the piracy threat remains high in the area defined by the following points:
October 25, 2021
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Turkish shipyard launches mass production of fast patrol boats

Private Turkish shipyard Ares has begun mass production of a batch of 122 fast patrol boats for the country’s Coast Guard Command and the General Directorate of Security, the company announced.
October 20, 2021

Suspicious Vessel - 233nm South Lomé

THE IMB PRC RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ECOWAS MMCC ZONE F.
October 19, 2021

Suspicious Approach - 8nm NW Perim, Yemen

UKMTO reporting indicates that a vessel was approached within the Bab al Mandab Strait, 8nm NW Perim Island. Reporting states that the single craft contained 6 persons. Ladders were sighted. AST..
October 19, 2021