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IFC MONTHLY MAP JANUARY 2019
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS MARSEC Incidents in IFC AOI
Number of Incidents (2017-2019) 200 180 159 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2017 2018 2019
TOTAL Jan Jan January 2019 2019 2018 2017 Theft, Robbery and Piracy at Sea (TRAPS) 5 5 15 12 Maritime Terrorism (MT) 0 0 0 0 Maritime Incident (MI) 91 91 69 49 Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUU) 28 28 30 27 Contraband Smuggling (CS) 23 23 38 26 Irregular Human Migration (IHM) 11 11 4 4 Others 1 1 0 0
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Theft, Robbery and Piracy at Sea (TRAPS) and Maritime Terrorism (MT) Number of Incidents (2017-2019) Location of Incidents • Observations • In Jan 2019, IFC has recorded 5 TRAPS (significantly 20 lower Jan 2018 (15) and Jan 2017 (12). 18 • 4 incidents occurred while the vessels at anchor/berthed 16 and 1 underway. All incidents transpired during PoD. 14 12 Belawan Anchorage, Malacca Strait, Indonesia: 10 • 1 Sea Theft incident was recorded in Belawan 8 5 Anchorage, Indonesia. Last incident recorded in said 6 area occurred on 29 Oct 17 (Sea Theft/ 17 Oct 17). In 4 2017, 3 incidents were recorded in that area while 1 in 2 2016 and 13 in 2015. 0 Sea Theft JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Sea Robbery Ciwandan Anchorage, West Java and South Sumatra, Attempted Action Indonesia: Suspicious Approach • 1 Sea Theft incident was also recorded. Within West 2017 2018 2019 Kidnap-Hijack/ Attack Java and South Sumatra Strait and Approaches, a total Maritime Terrorism of 9 incidents were recorded in 2018 and of note was the 2 successful Sea Robbery incidents in the vicinity of Type of Vessel Attacked Merak Anchorage area where the perpetrators showed Incident Type (Last 12 months) violence. A total of 2 incidents were also recorded in the 16 said area in 2017 while 7 in 2016 (most of them not 15 14 reported to local authorities). 13 BULK CARRIER 2 12 Cao Fei Dian Anchorage, Bohai Sea, China: 11 10 • 2 incidents (2 Attempted Action); within that area 3 9 TANKER 1 incidents were recorded in 2018 and 2017 while 4 in 8 2016 and 2015 (most of the incidents were oil theft and 7 in most cases, incidents transpired during POD but 6 5 CARGO VESSEL 1 there are also cases where perpetrators attack in day 4 light). 3 2 Sulu-Celebes Sea, Semporna, Malaysia: 1 PUMP BOAT 1 0 • 1 Suspicious Action (involving 3 men armed with sharp weapons onboard a pump boat in Semporna that was 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 thwarted by the authorities); Proximate to the waters of Semporna, 1 Kidnapping, 1 Attacked and 1 Attempted SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY/APPROACH ATTEMPTED ACTIONS NUMBER OF ATTACKED VESSEL Sea Robbery were recorded in 2018. While there is no SEA THEFT SEA ROBBERY incident reported in 2017, at least 10 KFR related MT TOTAL INCIDENTS RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS KIDNAP-HIJACK/PIRACY/ATTACK incidents were recorded within the vicinity in 2016. Maritime Incidents (MI)
Number of Incidents (2017-2019) Location of Incidents • Observations
120 30 28 • On 07 Jan, a product tanker NAMSE BANGDZOD was declared missing by Indonesian Maritime Authorities, 100 91 25 since 28 Dec. The tanker, which is manned by 11 crew, was loaded with 1,933 tons of palm oil when it left 80 20 Sampit, Southern Kalimantan on 27 Dec, bound for 60 15 12 Jakarta (DB080119). As of 10 Feb, information received 11 tend to demonstrate that this incident is linked to an 40 10 8 8 internal commercial dispute. 5 4 20 5 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 • On 08 Jan, one person was killed, seven were injured, two went missing and 22 were rescued when a 140- 0 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC meter long oil tanker exploded and caught fire while the
PNG crew were connecting the fuel pipeline to the ship off
INDIA
CHINA
JAPAN
GUAM
PALAU RUSSIA
BRUNEI Hong Kong's Lamma Island (DB100119).
TAIWAN
VIETNAM
THAILAND
MALAYSIA
SRI LANKA SRI
MALDIVES
AUSTRALIA
INDONESIA
CAMBODIA
MYANMAR SINGAPORE
2017 2018 2019 PHILIPPINES
BANGLADESH SOLOMON ISL SOLOMON
SOUTH-KOREA • On 13 Jan, an undersea cable and pipe-laying ship MV Star Centurion capsized in the Indonesian waters of the Singapore Strait after it collided with a tanker. All 22 crew Type of Incidents Monthly Death/Missing Toll were rescued (DB140119). Two collisions occurred in the Singapore straits and its approaches in Jan (7 in 2018). 350 Nr of SAR: 66 OIL SPILL 1 301 300 Nr of MEDEVAC: 6 MISSING VESSEL 2 Nr of Rescued: 752 250 CARGO MISHAP 2 226 UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITY 3 200 119 FIRE 5 150 MEDEVAC 6 100 58 70 81 53 34 GROUNDING 10 50 34 25 30 15 COLLISION 12 0 MOB 13 FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 19 MECHANICAL FAILURE 18 SUNK / CAPSIZED 19 SEAFARERS FISHERMEN OTHER SEA USERS TOTAL 0 5 10 15 20 RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)
Number of Incidents (2017-2019) Location of Incidents • Observations
60 • The numbers decrease in some areas such as Philippines and Sri Lanka may be attributed to the 50 stringent preventive measures undertaken by the local authorities as well as active reporting of the incidents. 40 28 30 20 10 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2017 2018 2019 Foreign Poaching (12) Local Illegal Practice(16) Illegal Practices by Local Vessel Poaching by Foreign Vessel (Countries shown here represent the flag of the vessels involved)
6% (1)
8% (1) VIETNAM 13% (2) MALAYSIA 8% (1) 8% (1) 42% (5) INDIA 50% (8) PHILIPPINES INDONESIA INDIA 31% (5) MYANMAR SRI LANKA 34% (4) JAPAN
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Contraband Smuggling (CS)
Number of Incidents (2017-2019) Location of Incidents • Observations
45 12 11 • Incidents in January were less in this month compared to 2018 but comparable to 2017. As is normally 40 10 35 observed, Domestic Products and Drug Smuggling 8 making up the most of the incidents however reported 30 Fuel Smuggling made up a higher proportion of total 23 6 25 incidents 20 4 3 3 2 2 15 Fuel 2 1 1 10 • A Fuel smuggling incident this month involved over 400 5 0 25l petrol canisters in Malaysia
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PNG
INDIA CHINA JAPAN • Two STS transfers of marine gas oil were also noted
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC BRUNEI TAIWAN
VIETNAM during this period:
MALAYSIA
SRI LANKA SRI
MALDIVES
AUSTRALIA
MYANMAR
INDONESIA
CAMBODIA
PHILIPPINES
HONG KONG HONG
BANGLADESH
WEST PACIFIC WEST
SOUTH KOREA SOUTH
NORTH KOREA NORTH
BAY OF BENGAL OF BAY EAST CHINA SEA CHINA EAST
2017 2018 2019 THAILAND WEST • An illegal transfer of marine gas oil between a
SOUTH CHINA SEA CHINA SOUTH
S'PORE & S.STRAIT & S'PORE GULF OF THAILAND OF GULF SOLOMON ISLANDS SOLOMON Singapore-flagged vessel and a foreign-flagged tugboat off Pulau Sudong, Singapore Type of Contraband Category of Drugs • An illegal transfer of marine gas oil between an Indonesia-flagged tanker and an Indonesia- flagged fishing vessel in Jakarta Indonesia
Wildlife DOMESTIC PRODUCTS • One Wildlife smuggling incident involved 500kg of dried 9% (2) 20% (1) shark and 130kg of dried pipefish in Sri Lanka. 9% (2) DRUGS 34% (8) 40% (2) METH 9% (2) FUEL • The other involved a record eight tonnes of pangolin CANNABIS scales (with ivory tusks) seized in Hong Kong, China NATURAL RESOURCES 20% (1) KRATOM 17% (4) Domestic Products CIGARETTES 22% (5) UNKNOWN • The large quantities of Domestic Products smuggling WILDLIFE 20% (1) related mainly to basic necessities such as food and cooking gas. One pertained to smuggling a used Luxury Car that was found in a container in a warehouse in Batam, Indoneisa.
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Irregular Human Migration (IHM)
Number of Incidents (2017-2019) Location of Incidents • Observations
12 11 • All incidents have been Human Smuggling.
10 • The large number of IHM incidents this month is likely due to a combination of good weather, better 8 employment opportunities and increased policing and 6 reporting.
4 • Six of the IHM incidents are worker related; migrants seeking work in an adjacent neighboring country. Two 2 incidents are Sri Lankans trying to return to Sri Lanka 0 illegally. The remaining incidents are long distance JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC attempts to migrate to another country. • A fishing vessel reported to have departed Kerala, India 2017 2018 2019 (12 Jan) with 100-200 people on-board heading towards New Zealand. Despite ongoing multi-national efforts, this vessel has not been located. The number of people cannot be verified and therefore the number of illegal Number of Migrants Intercepted (2018-2019) Nationality of Migrants immigrants has not been included in this month’s statistics as investigations are ongoing.(DB 250119) 450 400 1% (1) 350 7% (10) UNKNOWN 8% (11) 300 37% (51) SRI LANKAN 250 12% (16) INDONESIAN 200 BANGLADESHI 136 13% (17) 150 FILIPINO 100 INDIAN 22% (30) 50 MALAYSIAN 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2018 2019 RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Malacca Strait
19 Jan - Incident/ MOB/ Fishing Vessel/ 30 Jan - Drugs/ Kratom/ Fishing Vessel/ One Dead/ Pulau Buyong, Langkawi, Off, Langkawi, Malaysia/ DB010219 Malaysia/ DB220119 09 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel 17 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Foreign Fishermen Detained/ Three Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Kuala Sala, Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Method/ Pulau Kedah, Malaysia/ DB110119 Kendi, Malaysia/ DB220119 28 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel 16 Jan – Drug/ Methamphetamine & Detained/ Three Foreign Fishermen Ecstasy Pills/ Off Lhoksukon, Indonesia/ Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Penang, DB170119 Malaysia/ DB300119 26 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ 30 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel Tanker/ Strait of Malacca/ DB280119 Detained/ Four Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Penang, 01 Jan – Sea Theft/ MR ORESTES/ Malaysia/ DB010219 Products Tanker/ Marshall Islands Flagged/ Anchored/ Off Belawan 18 Jan - Two Local Fishing Vessels Anchorage, Indonesia/ DB020119 Detained/ 10 Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Method/ Pulau 08 Jan - Incident/ MEDEVAC/ One Kendi, Malaysia/ DB220119 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Port Klang, Malaysia/ DB110119 04 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Small Boat/One Dead, One Rescued/ SAR/ Off 01 Jan - Human Smuggling/ Eight Kapar, Selangor, Malaysia/ DB070119 Indonesians And One Bangladeshi Migrants From Indonesia/ Speed Boat/ 11 Jan - Human Smuggling/ 24 Sri Off Telok Gong, Melaka, Malaysia/ Lankans and 10 Indians from Malaysia/ DB070119 Cruise Boat/ Selangor, Malaysia/ DB140119 09 Jan - Drugs/ Methamphetamine/ Fishing Vessel/Off Tanjung Rhu, 23 Jan – Drug/ Unknown/ Small Boat/ Selangor, Malaysia/ DB110119 Off Tanjung Tohor, Malaysia/ DB280119 26 Jan - Incident/ MEDEVAC/ Yacht/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off Malacca, Malaysia/ DB280119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Singapore Strait
20 Jan - Human Smuggling/ Four 31 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Two Unknown Migrants/ Small Boat/ Off Fishing Vessels/ Four Rescued/ Sungai Melayu, Malaysia/ DB250119 SAR/ Off Johor Bahru, Malaysia/ DB010219 26 Jan - Cigarettes/ Cargo Vessel/ Off Sungei Jurong, Singapore/ 30 Jan – Grounding/ Oil Product DB310119 Tanker/ 12 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Tanjung Penyusop, Malaysia/ 06 Jan – Incident/ MOB/ One DB010219 Missing/ SAR/ Off Tuas Extension, Singapore/ DB070119 28 Jan - Unauthorized Activity/ Invalid Documentation/ Tanker/ Off 29 Jan - Fuel/ Marine Gas Oil/ Tanjung Sedili, Malaysia/ DB300119 Tugboat and Unknown Vessel/ Off Pulau Sudong, Singapore/ 13 Jan - Collision/ Pipe Layer DB010219 Vessel vs Product Tanker/ 10NM North Of Bintan, Indonesia/ DB140119 12 Jan - Collision / Product Tanker vs Product Tanker/ PEBGC, Singapore Strait/ DB140119 27 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Boat/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Off Bintan Island, Indonesia/ DB280119 19 Jan – Domestics Products Smuggling/ Luxury Cars/ Container Ship/ Batam, Indonesia/ DB250119 08 Jan - Unauthorized Activity/ Violation of Sailing Law/ Tanker/ Off Pulau Batam, Indonesia/ DB090119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Andaman Sea & Gulf Of Thailand
05 Jan - Incident/ MOB/ Small Boat/ One Missing/ 19 Jan - Two Foreign Fishing Vessels Detained/ SAR/ Off Chon Buri's Sattahip, Thailand/ Three Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ DB070119 Off Sattahip, Chonburi Province, Thailand/ DB210119 21 Jan - One Foreign Fishing Vessel Detained/ One Foreign Fisherman Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Pranburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand/ DB220119 29 Jan - Incident/ One Missing/ SAR/ Off Hon Chuoi, Ca Mau, Vietnam/ DB010219 29 Jan - Incident/ One Missing/ SAR/ Off Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, Vietnam/ DB010219 04 Jan – Incident/ Adrift/ Tug and Barge/ Eight on Tug, Three on Barge/ SAR/ Southwest of Can Tho, Vietnam/ DB040119 17 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Vessels Detained/ Nine Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Kuala Tok Bali, Malaysia/ DB220119 26 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Small Boat/ Eight Rescued/ SAR/ Off Krabi, Thailand/ DB280119 26 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Speed Boat/ 45 Rescued/ Off Phi Phi, Thailand/ DB280119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS South China Sea
11 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Vessel/ 10 Missing/ SAR/ Off Con Dao, Vung Tau, Viet Nam/ DB140119 09 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Bad Weather/ Small Boat/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Pantai Tunjang, Malaysia/ DB140119 17 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Fishing Vessel/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Kuala Miri, Malaysia/ DB210119 16 Jan – One Foreign Fishing Vessel Detained/ Eight Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ North Off Natuna Islands, Indonesia/ DB220119 29 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Cargo Vessel/ Eight Rescued/ SAR/ off Kuala Rajang, Malaysia/ DB040219 17 Jan - Two Fishing Vessels Detained/ 19 Foreign, Two Local Fishermen Arrested / Illegal Fishing/ Off Malaysia/ DB010219 17 Jan - One Foreign Fishing Vessel Detained/ Seven Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Kemaman, Malaysia/ DB220119 16 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Eight Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Tanjung Sipang, Malaysia/ DB210119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS South China Sea & Philippines (North)/ Philippine Sea(1/2) 05 Jan- Sunk-Capsized/Cargo Ship/Three 02 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ General Cargo Missing, Eight Rescued/ SAR/ Vessel/ Five Rescued, 10 Missing/ SAR/ Guangzhou, China/ DB070119 Pengjia Islet, Taiwan/ DB030119 06 Jan - Oil Spill/ Container Vessel/ Hong 04 Jan - Collision/ Fishing Vessel vs Kong, China/ DB080119 Cargo Ship/Eight Missing, Six Rescued/ SAR/ Off Fujian Province, China/ 08 Jan – Incident/ Oil Tanker/ One Dead, DB070119 Two Missing, 22 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Lamma Island, Hong Kong/ DB100119 02 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ General Cargo Vessel/ SAR/ Off Hualien, 07 Jan – Collision/ Bulk Carrier vs Cargo Taiwan/ DB040119 Vessel/ One Dead, Four Rescued/ SAR/ Off Ha Long, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam/ 09 Jan – Incident/ Cargo Mishap/ DB080119 Container Vessel/ Kaoshiung, Taiwan/ DB140119 06 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Cruise Ship/ 50 Rescued/ Off Cat Hai 13 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ district, Hai Phong city, Vietnam/ Fishing Vessel/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off DB080119 Tran Island, Quang Ninh, Vietnam/ DB160119 05 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Cargo Vessel/ Pangasinan, Philippines/ 03 Jan – Incident/ MOB/ Fishing Vessel/ DB140119 One Dead/ SAR/ Dilasag, Aurora, Philippines/ DB140119 06 Jan – Three Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Six Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Infanta, Pangasinan, Philippines/ DB140119 16 Jan - Two Local Fishermen Arrested/ One Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Bacoor, Philippines/ DB170119 04 Jan – Collision/ Civilian LCT vs Yacht/ Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines/ DB140119 16 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Vessel/ One Missing, Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Binh Dinh, Viet Nam/ DB170119 03 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Vessel/ 10 Rescued/ SAR/Off South Vietnam RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Coasts, Vietnam/ DB070119 South China Sea & Philippines (North)/ Philippine Sea(2/2) 24 Jan – Others/ UNSC Sanctioned 23 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Vessel/ Ship to Ship Transfer/ DPRK Local Passenger Vessel/ 102 Rescued/ Flagged Tanker & Small Ship/ 220NM SAR/ Batanes, Philippines/ DB310119 South of Shanghai, China/ DB250119 22 Jan – Incident/ MEDEVAC/ General 21 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Cargo Vessel/ Cargo Vessel/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off One Missing, 11 Rescued/ SAR/ Taiwan San Fernando, La Union, Philippines/ Strait/ DB220119 DB040219 16 Jan – Wildlife/ Pangolin Scales, Ivory Tusks/ Container Vessel/ Hong Kong, China/ DB040219 06 Jan – Incident/ MEDEVAC/ Fishing Vessel/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Pangasinan, Philippines/ DB250119 30 Jan - Domestic Products/ Used Vehicle and Other Items/ Container/ Manila International Container Port, Philippines/ DB010219 28 Jan - Incident/ MEDEVAC/ Cruise/ One Rescued/ Off Nha Trang, Vietnam/ DB290119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS East China Sea – Yellow Sea
14 Jan – Incident/ 30 Jan – One Foreign Mechanical Failure/ Small Fishing Vessel Detained/ Ten Boat/ Two Detained/ Off Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture/ Illegal Fishing/ Sea of Japan/ DB160119 DB040219 13 Jan – Sea Robbery/ Name 13 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical Withheld/ Bulk Carrier/ Flag Failure/ Fishing Vessel/ Two Withheld/ Anchored/ Cao Fei Rescued/ SAR/ Off Honshu, Dian Large Oil Tank Japan/ DB140119 Anchorage, China/ DB160119 29 Jan – Attempted Actions/ 12 Jan – Incident/ Cargo FMG NORTHERN SPIRIT/ Mishap/ LPG Tanker/ SAR/ Ore Carrier/ Hong Kong Dongying Anchorage, China/ Flagged/ Anchored/ Jingtang DB140119 Anchorage, China/ DB310102 18 Jan - Incident/ Fire/ 12 Jan - Incident/ Fire/ Fishing Vessel/ One Dead, Fishing Vessel/ Two Dead, One Missing, 10 Rescued/ One Missing, Three SAR/ Oenaro Island, South Rescued/ Off Pohang, South Korea/ DB210119 Korea/ DB140119 12 Jan - Incident/ MOB/ 11 Jan – Collision/ Tanker vs Cruise Ship/ One Dead/ SAR/ Fishing Vessel / Three Dead, Jeju, South Korea/ DB170119 Two Missing, Nine Rescued/ 30 Jan – Fire/ Cause SAR/ Off Tongyeong, Korea/ Unknown/ General Cargo DB140119 Vessel/ 11 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Yancheng, China/ DB010219 06 Jan – Collision/ Cargo Vessel vs Unknown Vessel/ Four Missing, One Rescued/ Off, Ningbo, China/ DB110119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Philippines & Sulu Sea (1/3)
04 Jan – Incident/ MOB/ Local Passenger 05 Jan – Incident/ MOB/ One Missing/ SAR/ Boat/ One Dead/ SAR/ Agutaya, Palawan, Masbate, Philippines/ DB140119 Philippines/ DB140119 03 Jan – Collision/ Fishing Vessel vs 07 Jan - Grounding/ Ferry/ 17 Rescued/ SAR/ Unknown Vessel/ Two missing, One Rescued/ Off Cagayancillo, Philippines/ DB110119 Guimaras island, Philippines/ DB080119 01 Jan – Grounding/ Tanker/ Off Cebu City, Philippines/ DB110119 03 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Small Boat/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Limasawa Island, Philippines/ DB140119 01 Jan – Recreational Incident/ Drowning/ One Dead/ SAR/ Off Lianga, Philippines/ DB140119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Philippines & Sulu Sea (2/3)
18 Jan – Collision/ Cargo Ship vs Local 24 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Passenger Vessel/ Coron, Palawan, One Local Fisherman Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Philippines/ DB310102 Methods/ Off Occidental Mindoro, Philippines/ 15 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Small Boat/ Three DB290119 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Oslob, Cebu, Philippines/ 19 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Ferry/ DB250119 147 Rescued/ SAR/ Camotes Island, 15 Jan – Incident/ MOB/ Merchant Vessel/ One Philippine/ DB210119 Missing/ SAR/ Laguindingan, Philippines/ 24 Jan - Domestic Products/ Palm Oil/ Cargo DB250119 Vessel/ Surigao Port, Philippines/ DB281019 07 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Fishing 26 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Vessel/ One Vessel/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Off Sta Cruz, Rescued/ Off Misamis Oriental, Philippines/ Davao Del Sur, Philippines/ DB250119 DB290119 29 Jan – Human Smuggling/ Eight Migrants/ Fishing Boat/ Off Kudat, Malaysia/ DB300119 16 Jan - Incident/ MOB/ Fishing Vessel/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, Malaysia/ DB210119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Philippines & Sulu Sea (3/3)
24 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Fishing 22 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Local Vessel/ Eight Rescued/ SAR/ Off Semirara Passenger Boat/ 35 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Island, Philippines/ DB040219 Aroroy, Masbate, Philippines/ DB040219 12 Jan – Collision/ Cargo Ship vs Cargo 10 Jan – Grounding/ Civilian LCT/ Allen, Vessel/ Off Cebu City, Philippines/ DB010219 Northern Samar, Philippines/ DB010219 16 Jan – Grounding/ Cargo Vessel/ Off 14 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Local Tubigon, Bohol, Philippines/ DB040219 Passenger Boat/ 29 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Daram, Western Samar, Philippines/ DB040219 31 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Two Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Eastern Samar, Philippines/ DB040219 30 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Eight Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Eastern Samar, Philippines/ DB040219 21 Jan – Unauthorized Activity/ Invalid Documentation/ Three Small Boats/ Talibon, Bohol, Philippines/ DB040219 07 Jan – Grounding/ Dredger Vessel/ Off Plaridel, Misamis Oriental, Philippines/ DB010219
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Celebes Sea – North Sulawesi North Moluku Islands 31 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel 23 Jan - Suspicious Activity/ Pump Detained/ Eight Local Fishermen Boat/ Semporna, Malaysia/ Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Tebah DB250119 Batang, Malaysia/ DB040219 17 Jan - Fuel/ Petrol/ Three Boats/ 11 Jan - Domestics Product/ Gas Bohayen Island, Malaysia/ Cylinders/ Pump Boat/ Off DB210119 Semporna, Malaysia/ DB140119 10 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical 10 Jan - Natural Resources/ Failure/ Fishing Vessel/ Three Mangrove Wood/ Two Small Boats/ Rescued/ SAR/ Off Celebes Sea, Off Tawau, Malaysia/ DB140119 Philippines/ DB110119 16 Jan – Human Smuggling/ Nine 24 Jan – Human Smuggling/ 47 Illegal Migrants from Indonesia/ Unknown Migrant/ Off Tawau, Small Boat/ Off Tawau, Malaysia/ Malaysia/ DB280119 DB210119 08 Jan - Fuel/ Petrol/ Small Boat/ 29 Jan - Domestic Products/ Off Kinabutan, Sabah, Malaysia/ Assorted Goods/ Cargo Vessel/ Off DB110119 Tawau, Malaysia/ DB300119 12 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical 08 Jan - Human Smuggling/ Four Failure/ Fishing Vessel/ Three Filipino Migrants From Malaysia/ Rescued/ SAR/ Celebes Sea, Small Boat/ Off Kinabutan, Sabah, Philippines/ DB140119 Malaysia/ DB110119 08 Jan - Domestics Product/ Gas 23 Jan - Domestic Products/ Cylinder/ Small Boat/ Off Cooking Oil, Sugar, Flour and Kinabutan, Sabah, Malaysia/ Cooking Gas Cylinders/ Small DB110119 Boat/ Sungai Pukul, Malaysia/ 02 Jan - Domestics Product/ Non DB250119 Taxable Goods/ Speed Boat/ Off Tawau Port, Sabah, Malaysia/ DB070119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Java Sea – Makassar Strait – Bali Sea - Flores Sea 04 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ 11 Jan – Grounding/ Ferry/ Product Tanker/ Off Aemoli 111 Rescued/ SAR/ Off village, East Nusa Tenggara, Marapokot, Indonesia/ Indonesia/ DB070119 DB140119 07 Jan - Incident/ Missing Vessel/ Oil Products Tanker/ Java Sea, Indonesia/ DB080119 31 Jan - Fuel/ Marine Gas Oil/ Ship to Ship Transfer/ Tanker and Fishing Vessel/ Off Jakarta Bay, Indonesia/ DB040219 27 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Boat/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Off Thousand Islands, Jakarta, Indonesia/ DB280119 10 Jan – Sea Theft/ NITO/ Cargo Vessel/ Panama Flagged/ Anchored/ Ciwandan, Indonesia/ DB170119 03 Jan – Incident/ Grounding/ Ferry/ Gili Lebur, Indonesia/ DB040119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Arafura Sea – Bismarck Sea – Solomon Sea – Philippine Sea (South) – Banda Sea 20 Jan – One Foreign Fishing Vessel 20 Jan - Cigarette/ Shipping Detained/ One Foreign and One Container/ Port Moresby, Papua New Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Guinea/ DB210119 Fishing/ Fly River Estuary, PNG/ DB250119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Pacific Ocean - Guam
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RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Savu Sea – Timor Sea
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RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS North Bay of Bengal
22 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel 24 Jan – Collision/ Cause Unknown/ Detained/ Seven Local Fishermen Cargo Vessel vs Cargo Vessel/ 25 Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Kendrapara, Rescued/ Off Chittagong, Bangladesh/ India/ DB250119 DB010219 11 Jan - One Local Fishing Vessel 08 Jan – Human Smuggling/ 15 Migrants Detained/ Unknown Number of Fishermen From Bangladesh/ Bangladesh/ Arrested / Illegal Fishing/ Gahirmatha DB090119 Marine Sanctuary, India/ DB140119 24 Jan - Three Foreign Fishing Vessels Detained/ 12 Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Koetankauk, Myanmar/ DB250119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Bay Of Bengal – Indian Coast
25 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Sailing Vessel/ Six Rescued/ SAR/ Mumbai, 17 Jan – Incident/ MOB/ Dredger/ One Dead/ SAR/ Off Pong Reef/ India/ DB280119 DB210119 21 Jan - Sunk-Capsized/ Passenger Vessel/ Eight Dead, Seven Missing, 18 Rescued/ SAR/ Karwar Coast, India/ DB220119 12 Jan – Human Smuggling/ 100-200 Unknown Migrants/ Fishing Vessel/ Kerala, India/ DB250119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Sri Lanka – Palk Straits
15 Jan – Collision/ Naval Vessel vs Two Fishing Vessel/ 07 Jan - Drug/ Kerala Kannabis/Off Point Pedro, Sri One Dead, Eight Rescued/ SAR/ Off Delft Island, Sri Lanka/ DB090119 Lanka/ DB160119 12 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Vessels/ Nine Foreign 08 Jan - One Foreign Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Delft Island, Sri Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing / Off Delft Lanka/ DB140119 Island, Sri Lanka/ DB090119 07 Jan - One Foreign Fishing Vessel Detained / Four 15 Jan - Human Smuggling/ Two Sri Lankans/ Small Boat/ Foreign Fishermen Arrested / Illegal Fishing / Off Delft Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India/ DB210119 Island, Sri Lanka/ DB090119 04 Jan – Grounding/ Bulk Carrier/ Tuticorin, India/ 15 Jan - Natural Resources/ Gold/ Fiberglass Boat/ DB070119 Dhanushkodi, Sri Lanka/ DB210119 16 Jan – Wildlife/ Dried Shark Fins & Endangered 12 Jan – One Foreign Fishing Vessel Detained/ 11 Foreign Pipefishes/ Off Uttchimune Island, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka/ Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Talaimannar Sri DB170119 Lanka/ DB140119 19 Jan - Human Smuggling/ Four Sri Lankans/ Two Small 09 Jan - Incident/ MOB/ Fishing Vessel/ One Rescued/ Boats/ Kovilam, Colombo, Sri Lanka/ DB210119 SAR/ Off Tutucorin, India/ DB100119 24 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ Two Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Palaithivu Island, Sri Lanka/ DB280119 18 Jan - Incident/ MEDEVAC/ Cruise Ship/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off Colombo, Sri Lanka/ DB210119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS Maldives
20 Jan – Incident/ Missing Vessel/ Fishing Vessel/ 03 Jan – Grounding/ Cargo Vessel/ Meemu Atoll, Maldives/ DB010219 Maldives/ DB070119
RELEASEABLE TO OPCENS IFC Recommendations
The IFC advises: 1. All mariners to report any incidents timely to the nearest coastal state and to the IFC at the earliest possible time. 2. Ships moving at slow speed or are choosing to remain at anchor in areas where sea robbery/theft is regularly reported should remain vigilant and adopt necessary and/or added security measures. 3. All mariners to take note on the description of the perpetrators and to take photos of the perpetrators if possible. Where available, CCTV footage capturing the incident should be provided to the coastal state authorities for follow-on investigation. 4. Shippers and Seafarers operating in the Sulu-Celebes seas are strongly recommended to be vigilant and to establish contact with the Philippines, Malaysian and Indonesian Authorities to report their presence. Please refer to IFC Spot Commentary 4/18 for the latest assessment of the situation in that affected area. 5. Shippers are advised to take note that the threat of terrorist activity in the maritime domain remains a possibility in the region due to ISIS and the Al-Qaeda. The possibility of this threat was previously quoted in Al-Qaeda’s online magazine “Resurgence”, which called for the disruption of global trade and shipping through acts of piracy, among other tactics. Shippers are therefore advised to exercise vigilance and to adopt self-defensive measures as stated in the Regional Guide to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia, especially when transiting narrow choke points and areas which are known to have experienced incidents of sea robbery/piracy. 6. In case of any doubt, incident at sea, suspicious approach or unusual observed activity at sea, please contact the IFC Duty Officer: Email: [email protected] Tel: +65 9626 8965 (Hotline) +65 6594 5728 (Office) Fax: +65 6594 5734
The IFC seeks your observations in the course of your normal business. The IFC would like to remind mariners to be mindful of national and international laws, company and other policy requirements and also health and safety obligations, whilst recording these observations. The reporting of such events to IFC does not absolve you of your obligations towards coastal/ port/ flag authorities.
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