IFC Monthly MARSEC Report Map January 2018

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The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) Monthly MARSEC Report Map aims to provide the shipping industry with a graphic situational awareness review of the seven maritime threats monitored by the IFC in its Area of Interest.

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IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY IFC AOI – MARSEC EVENTS JANUARY 2018

TOTAL JAN JAN JANUARY 2018 2018 2017 2016

Piracy / Sea Robbery 15 15 12 7

IUU Fishing 30 30 40 26

Irregular Human Migration 4 4 4 10

Maritime Incident 69 69 49 55

Contraband Trafficking 35 35 26 39

Maritime Terrorism 0 0 0 0

Others 2 2 0 0 TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS PER MONTH 250

200

150

100

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2016 2017 2018 IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY

TRAPS & MT – January Executive Summary Type of Attacked Vessels Incidents for the last 12 months 20 FISHING VESSEL TANKER 15

TUG / TUG & BARGE 10 SUPPLY/OFFSHORE VESSEL 5 BULK CARRIERS CONTAINER SHIP 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN.18

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SUSPICIOUS APPROACH ATTEMPTED ACTIONS SEA THEFT NUMBER OF ATTACKED VESSELS SEA ROBBERY PIRACY/KIDNAP/HIJACK TOTAL INCIDENTS

COMPARISON OF TOTAL TRAPS-MT INCIDENTS PER MONTH 2016 - 2018 25

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2016 2017 2018

KEY EVENTS & OBSERVATIONS:

- The recorded incidents for this month (15 incidents) is higher as compared to January 2017, although not indicative of a specific trend currently. - Of note is that prompt reporting of incidents enabled local authorities to respond effectively, where 6 incidents during this period were either foiled or the perpetrators detained and the stolen items recovered (2 in Bangladesh, 1 in India, 2 in Indonesia and 1 in Philippines).

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TRAPS & MT – January Executive Summary

INCIDENTS WHILE UNDERWAY BY LOCATION INCIDENTS WHILE ANCHORED BY LOCATION

OTHERS OTHERS MANILA & BATANGAS MANILA & BATANGAS ANCH. ANCH.

GULF OF TONKIN GULF OF TONKIN EAST SUMATRA CHITTAGONG SAMARINDA SAMARINDA MALACCA STRAIT MALACCA STRAIT SINGAPORE STRAIT SINGAPORE STRAIT 0 1 2 0 1 2 PIRACY/KIDNAP/MT SEA ROBBERY SEA THEFT PIRACY/KIDNAP/MT SEA ROBBERY SEA THEFT ATTEMPTED ACTION SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ATTEMPTED ACTION SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

KEY EVENTS & OBSERVATIONS:

- A total of 3 incidents were recorded in Samarinda (SM), maintaining same pattern to the previous 12 months (incidents transpired during the POD, while anchored, perpetrators escaped when spotted by crew, little to no violence). - A total of 8 out of 15 incidents, transpired while the vessels attacked were at anchor. - 1 Attempted Sea Theft incident (armed perpetrators spotted by crew) was reported while the attacked vessel was underway in the Strait of Malacca. Last similar incident was reported in January 2016. - A total of 5 incidents were recorded in the Singapore Strait (SS), maintaining same patter to the previous 12 months (incidents transpired during the POD and/or low visibility, refer to Spot Commentary 1/18 for characteristics of the incidents in SS).

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Irregular Human Migration – January Executive Summary

NUMBER OF INCIDENT PER MOUTH NUMBER OF MIGRANTS INTERCEPTED 80 14 68 70 12 60 10 8 50 6 40 4 30 2 20 0 10 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 0 2016 2017 2018 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

KEY EVENTS : AREA OF INCIDENT -The Malaysian marine police arrested 48 Indonesian illegal immigrants in a series of raids in Bandar 2 1 Penawar on 8 Jan, in a joint operation with the Armed 1 Forces. INDONESIA

MALAYSIA

INDIA

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IUU Fishing – January Executive Summary

Number of Incidents this Month Type of Incidents 70 60 POACHING 50 40 57% 43% (17 incidents) (13 incidents) 30 20 LOCAL ILLEGAL 10 PRACTICE 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2016 2017 2018

Illegal Practices by Local Vessel 6 % (1 incident) THAILAND 6 % (1 incident) INDIA

35% 53 % (6 incidents) MALAYSIA (9 incidents) SRI LANKA

KEY EVENTS : - The numbers in some areas may be attributed to the stringent preventive measures undertaken by the local authorities as well as active reporting of the incidents by resident media.

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Maritime Incidents - January Executive Summary

NUMBER OF INCIDENT PER MONTH MONTHLY DEATH/MISSING TOLL 100 JANUARY : 131 80 80 Number of SAR : 40 60 60 40 Number of MEDEVAC : 8 40 20 People Rescued : 473 20 0 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC SEAFARERS FISHERMEN OTHER SEA USER 2016 2017 2018

TYPE OF EVENTS EVENTS LOCATION 12 RECREATIONAL INCIDENT 10 UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITY 8 6 VIOLENT CONFRONTATION 4 INCIDENT … 2 GROUNDING 0 COLLISION SUNK / CAPSIZED

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

KEY EVENTS : • On 06th January, following a collision with the bulk carrier CF CRYSTAL, the oil tanker SANCHI caught fire, causing a very large SAR operation. None of the 32 crew members of the SANCHI survived. The SANCHI sank in JAPAN EEZ on 14th January. Fortunately, to date no major oil spill occured and Chinese authorities are monitoring the wreck. • In January 2018, 20 collisions occured (10 in January 2017), 7 of them involving a fishing vessel, 7 of them being lethal : 65 dead or missing people. IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY

Contraband Trafficking - January Executive Summary

Number of Incidents this Month Type of Product 60 9% DRUGS 50 9% 40 WILDLIFE 47% 30 15% 20 DOMESTIC PRODUCTS 10 20% 0 CIGARETTES JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC NATURAL RESOURCES 2016 2017 2018

Category of Drugs

METH 6% 13% 37% CANNABIS 13% HEROIN COCAINE 31% Others

Notes: • The numbers in some areas may be attributed to the stringent preventive measures undertaken by the local authorities as well as active reporting of the incidents by resident media. • A major increase in reported Meth seizures (06) was noted with Four seizures in Indonesia ( 09 Jan - 02 kg ; 10 Jan – 40 kg ; 17 Jan – 06 kg ; 30 Jan – 66 kg ), One in Philippines ( 28 Jan – 01 kg ) and One in Taiwan ( 16 Jan – 150 kg ). In our AoI, a total of 265 kg of meth (and precursors) were successfully seized by regional enforcement agencies in Jan 18. • On 26 Jan, Malaysia's Customs department seized a 766 kg of heroin valued at RM18 million (S$6 million) in a raid in Port klang. IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY

MALACCA STRAIT (1/2)

23 Jan – Fuel Smuggling/ Oil/ off 19 Jan – Domestic Products Pulau Duyong, Malaysia Smuggling/ Cooking Oil, Flour, Sugar, Rice And Cosmetics/ 04 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One Timur Laut Sg. Hj Kuning, Rescued/ SAR/ Merchant Vessel/ Malaysia India 10 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Meth/ Bantayan, Indonesia 01 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Three Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Practices/ Perak, 16 Jan – 18 Illegal Workers To Malaysia Malaysia/ Two Small Boats/ Balai 06 Jan – One Local Fishing Asahan, Indonesia Boat/ One Local Fisherman, 18 Jan – Tobacco Smuggling/ Four Foreign Fishermen Cigarettes/ Container Ship/ Port Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Klang, Malaysia Practices/ Pangkor Island, Malaysia 03 Jan – Suspicious Approach/ 9 NM WSW Of Port Dickson, 16 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Malaysia, Malacca Strait/ Bulk Endangered Species/ Selangor, Carrier/ Marshall Islands Flagged/ Malaysia TIBERIUS/ Underway 05 Jan – Domestic Products 12 Jan – Tobacco Smuggling/ Smuggling / Alcohol/ Port Cigarettes/ Cargo Vessel/ Klang, Malaysia Tanjung bidara, Malaysia 09 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Meth/ Dumai, Indonesia

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

X Non Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft Sea Robbery / Kidnap Piracy / Hijacking / Attempted Boarding, Sea Robbery/Theft Kidnap Verification in progress Sea Theft Refer to contents within Maritime Terrorism (MT) box + +ve info on MT

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31 Jan – Two Local Fishing 31 Jan – One Local Fishing Boats/ Five Local, One Foreign Vessel/ Three Foreign Fishermen Fishermen/ Illegal Fishing/ Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ 5.5 NM Pangkor Island, Malaysia NE Off Pangkor Island, Malaysia 26 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Heroin/ Port Klang, Malaysia

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SINGAPORE STRAIT

08 Jan – 48 Illegal Migrants 12 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ from Indonesia Arrested/ Fishing Vessel/ 11 Rescued, Bandar Penawar, Malaysia Two Missing/ SAR/ Malaysia

27 Jan – Suspicious Approach/ 2.5NM North of Pulau Batam, 04 Jan – Attempted Sea Indonesia/ Indonesia-Flagged/ Theft/ Eastern Approach of INDAH LAUT 2202/ Tug Boat/ Singapore Straits/ Petroleum Underway Product Tanker/ Singapore Flagged/ OCEAN MARS/ 18 Jan – Attempted Sea Theft/ Anchored 5NM off Karimum Kechil, Indonesia/ United Kingdom- 27 Jan – Suspicious Activity/ Flagged/ MARINECO 3.8NM NE of Pulau Batam, TOOMAI/ Underway Indonesia/ Indonesia- Flagged/ CAPRICORN 18/ 17 Jan – Drugs Smuggling/ Tug Boat/ Underway Methamphetamine/ Batam, Indonesia 30 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Methamphetamine/ Hang Nadim, Batam, Indonesia

10 Jan – Sea Theft/ Batam, Indonesia/ Indonesia- Flagged/ Oil Tanker/ LAUTAN 2/ Anchored

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IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY ANDAMAN SEA & GULF OF THAILAND

21 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Tour Boat/ 114 Rescued/ SAR/ Pattaya, Thailand

06 Jan – Collision/ Cargo Ship Vs Fishing Boat/ Four Dead, Four Rescued/ SAR/ Thailand 30 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Vessels/ 10 Foreign 16 Jan – Collision/ Speed Fishermen Arrested/Illegal Boat vs Speed Boat/ Eight Fishing/ 50NM SE Of Ko Injured/ No SAR/ Royal Samui, Thailand Phuket Marina, Thailand

24 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ One Local Fisherman Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Phuket, Thailand 24 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Pangolins/ Ship/ Ca Mau, Vietnam 08 Jan - Other/ Pollution By Abandoned Fishing Vessels/ Phuket, Thailand 30 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Vessels/ 12 14 Jan – Incident/ Fire/ 16 Foreign Fishermen Injured, 10 Rescued/ Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Speedboat/ SAR/ Phi Phi Thailand Islands, Thailand 22 Jan – Two Foreign 31 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Vessels/ 12 Foreign Fishing Vessels/ 11 Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Foreign Fishermen Fishing/ Thailand Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Thailand INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

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09 Jan– Incident/ Missing Fishing Vessel/ One 12 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ Missing/ SAR/ Pulau Tiga, General Cargo Vessel/ Two Malaysia Rescued/ SAR/ Vung Tau, Vietnam 02 Jan – Four Local Pump Boats/ Illegal Fishing 09 Jan – Violent Methods/ Karambunai Bay, Confrontation/ Fisherman vs Malaysia Fisherman/ Royal Charlotte Reef, Malaysia 08 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Four Rescued/ Fishing Boat/ 29 Jan – One Local Fishing SAR/ Kuala Terengganu, Trawler/ Six Foreign Malaysia Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Malaysia 03 Jan – Incident/ 29 Jan – One Local Fishing Mechanical Failure/ Cargo Trawler/ Six Foreign Vessel/ No SAR/ Pulau Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Tenggol, Malaysia Fishing/ Malaysia 24 Jan – One Foreign 25 Jan – One Foreign Fishing Vessel/ 15 Foreign Fishing Vessel/ Eight Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Foreign Fishermen fishing/ 62 NM off Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ 152 Kemaman, Malaysia NM Off Bintulu, Malaysia 16 Jan – Grounding/ Tanker/ Sedanau Island, Indonesia

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SOUTH CHINA SEA & PHILIPPINES (NORTH)/ PHILIPPINE SEA (1/2) 16 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ 08 Jan – Incident/ Container Methamphetamine/ Ship Topples Gantry Crane/ Taoyuan Fishing Harbour, One Injured/ Container Taiwan Ship/ Keelung Port, Taiwan

16 Jan – Wildlife 11 Jan – Grounding/ Cargo Smuggling/ Turtles/ Vessel/ No SAR/ Dongjili, Taoyuan Fishing Harbour, Penghu Archipelago, Taiwan Taiwan 20 Jan – Collision/ Sailing 02 Jan – Tobacco Vessel vs Fishing Boat/ One Smuggling/ Cigarettes/ Dead, Nine Rescued/ SAR/ Kaohsiung, Taiwan Hong-Kong, China 22 Jan – Domestic Products 01 Jan – Sea Theft/ Cam Smuggling/ Electronics Pha Loading Anchorage, Items/ Speedboat/ Hong Vietnam/ Bulk Carrier/ Kong, China Singpaore Flagged/ ALENTEJO/ Anchored 20 Jan – Collision/ Cargo Vessel vs Fishing Vessel/ 16 Jan – Incident/ One Rescued, Seven Mechanical Failure/ Fishing Missing/ SAR/ 60 NM SE off Vessel/ 10 Rescued/ SAR/ Hong-Kong, China 90 NM NE off Hon Me, Vietnam

09 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Three Fishing Boats/ 10 Rescued, Eight Missing/ SAR/ Off Thanh Hoa, Vietnam

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SOUTH CHINA SEA & PHILIPPINES (NORTH)/ PHILIPPINE SEA (2/2) 29 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ General Cargo Vessel/ Two Rescued, Nine Missing/ SAR/ Off Wenzhou, China

23 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Boat/ 11 Rescued/ SAR/ Hoàng Sa, Vietnam

05 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure / Six 04 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Rescued/ SAR/ Off Quang Fishing Boat/ Four Tri, Vietnam Rescued/ SAR/ Da Nang City, Vietnam 16 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ 11 Rescued/ SAR/ Fishing 01 Jan – Incident/ Fire/ Boat/ Da Nang, Vietnam Fishing Vessel/ Binh Son District, Vietnam

16 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ 03 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ One Rescued/ Container Cocaine/ Matnog, Ship/ SAR/ Da Nang, Philippines Vietnam 02 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ 05 Jan – Collision/ Fishing Cargo Vessel/ Nine Vessel vs Cargo Ship/ 15 Rescued/ SAR/ Barangay, Rescued/ SAR/ Binh Dinh, Philippines Vietnam 26 Jan – Domestic 01 Jan – Sea Robbery/ 27 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Small Products Manila South Anchorage, Boat/ Two Dead, One Missing/ Smuggling/ Rice, Philippines/ Liberia-Flagged/ SAR/ Off Mercedes town, Scooters And POLAR ECUADOR/ Camarines Norte, Philippines Liquor/ Philippines Anchored

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY EAST CHINA SEA – YELLOW SEA

25 Jan – Incident/ Missing Vessel/ Fishing Vessel/ 21 Missing/ SAR/ 90NM South 16 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ of Vladivostock, Sea of Wooden Boat/ Eight Dead/ Japan Ishikawa, Japan 21 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ 07 Jan – Incident/ Capsized Fishing Vessel/ Three Wooden Boat Found/ Kyoto, Dead/ SAR/ Baengnyeong Japan Island, Incheon, South Korea 17 Jan – Collision/ General Cargo Vessel vs General Cargo 31 Jan – Collision/ Tanker Vessel/ No Casualty/ Chiba Vs Tanker/ No Casualty/ No Port, Japan SAR/ Pyontaek Anchorage, South-Korea 15 Jan – Collision/ General Cargo Ship vs Barge/ Kanmon 08 Jan – Incident/ Fire/ Port, Japan Tanker/ Busan, South 10 Jan – Collision/ General Korea Cargo Ship vs Container Ship/ 16 Jan – Collision/ General Oita Port, Japan Cargo Vessel vs Tanker/ No Casualty/ Baoshan 22 Jan – Others/ Oil STS Anchorage, China Transfer Between NK And Dominican Tankers/ East China 16 Jan – Collision/ Five Sea Vessels vs General Cargo Vessel/ No Casualty/ 06 Jan – Collision/ Crude Oil Baoshan Anchorage, China Tanker vs Bulk Carrier/ 32 Crew Missing/ SAR/ East China Sea 02 Jan – Collision/ Cargo Ship vs Freighter/ Three Rescued, Nine Missing, 06 Jan – Collision/ Cargo One Dead/ SAR/ Shanghai, Vessel vs Fishing Vessel/ 12 China Rescued/ SAR/ Off Wenzhou, China INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY PHILIPPINES & SULU SEA

28 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ 05 Jan – Collision/ Ferry vs Meth/ RoRo/ Iloilo, Philippines Cargo Ship/ Talisay City, Philippines

24 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Small Boat/ Seven Rescued/ SAR/ Romblon-san Pedro City, Philippines 15 Jan – Incident/ Motor Boat/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Dumaguete City, Philippines

07 Jan – Domestic Products Smuggling/ Rice/ Zamboanga, Philippines

09 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ 96 Rescued/ Ferry/ SAR/ Mataja Island, Philippines

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY CELEBES SEA – NORTH SULAWESI NORTH MOLUKU ISLANDS

14 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Two Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Pulau Kerindingan, Malaysia

01 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Speed Boat/ Eight Dead, 40 Rescued/ SAR/ Tarakan, Indonesia

21 Jan – Sea Theft/ Muara Berau Anchorage, Indonesia/ Barbados- Flagged/ Bulk Carrier/ ATHOS/ Anchored

06 Jan – Attempted Boarding/ Muara Berau Anchorage, Samarinda, Indonesia/ Bulk Carrier/ Cyprus Flagged/ ASALI/ Anchored

09 Jan – Attempted Boarding / Muara Berau Anchorage, Samarinda, Indonesia/ Bulk Carrier/ Marshall Islands-Flagged/ E.TRAVELER/ Anchored

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY JAVA SEA – MAKASSAR STRAIT – BALI SEA - FLORES SEA

25 Jan – Attempted Boarding/ Berhala Strait, Riau, Indonesia/ Indonesia- Flagged/ Tug Boat/ DABO 105/ Underway

07 Jan – Grounding/ Ferry/ Bakauheni, Indonesia 31 Jan – Wildlife 01 Jan – Collision/ Smuggling/ Turtle Shells/ Passenger Cargo Vessel vs Makassar, Indonesia Passenger Vessel/ No 27 Jan – Sunk-capsized/ Casualties/ Merak, Java General Cargo Vessel/ 20 Island, Indonesia Rescued/ No SAR/ 01 Jan – Collision/ Bulk Between Islands Kayuadi Carrier/ Pier Gresik Port, And Jampea, Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia

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IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY ARAFURA SEA – BISMARCK SEA – SOLOMON SEA – PHILIPPINE SEA (SOUTH) – BANDA SEA

28 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ No Casualties/ No SAR/ Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

25 Jan – Drugs Smuggling/ Cannabis/ Speed Boat/ Jayapura, Indonesia

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY PACIFIC OCEAN - GUAM

28 Jan – Recreational Incident/ Boat Capsized/ Two Rescued/ Hagatna, Guam

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SAVU SEA – TIMOR SEA

Not Available

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY NORTH BAY OF BENGAL

27 Jan – Attempted Sea 15 Jan – Grounding/ Theft/ Chittagong B Container Ship/ Chittagong Anchorage, Bangladesh/ Port, Bangladesh Bulk Carrier/ Marshalls Islands-flagged/ BALTIC 31 Jan – Sea Robbery/ PANTHER/ Anchored Kutubdia Anchorage, Bangladesh/ Bulk Carrier/ 15 Jan – Incident/ Adrift/ Hong Kong-flagged/ PORT Ro-Ro/ Saint Martin’s HAINAN/ Anchored Island, Bangladesh 15 Jan – Collision/ Cargo 05 Jan – Two Local Fishing Ship vs Fishing Vessel/ One Vessel/ 16 Local Fishermen Dead, One Injured, Four Arrested / Illegal Fishing/ Missing, Seven Rescued/ Gahirmatha Marine SAR/ Pauktaw Township, Sanctuary, India Myanmar 02 Jan – Collision/ Tanker vs Wharf/ No Casualties/ No SAR/ Yangon River, Myanmar

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY BAY OF BENGAL – INDIAN COAST

07 Jan – Sea Theft/ 11 NM Off Gujarat, India/ 20 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Fishing boat/ 10 Towed Tanker/ Tuvalu-Flagged/ ASL SCORPIO & Rescued/ SAR/ Malpe, India SHIP OCEAN 1/ Underway 16 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Boat/ 12 Rescued/ SAR/ Beypore Coast, India

11 Jan – Capsized/ Fishing Boat/ Maldives

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SRI LANKA – PALK STRAIT (1/3)

03 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ 90kg of Cannabis, 24 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Vessel/ Eight 4kg of Opium, 4kg of Hashish/ Velvetithurai Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Delft Coastal Line, Sri Lanka Island, Sri Lanka

16 Jan – Domestic Products Smuggling/ 16 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Five Local Gold/ Dinghy/ Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Nachchikuda, Sri Lanka 25 Jan – One Migrant From Sri Lanka/ India 03 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Trawlers/ 13 23 Jan – Violent Confrontation/ Fishing Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Delft Vessels vs Navy Vessels/ Katchatheevu Island, Sri Lanka Islet, Sri Lanka 27 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Three 06 Jan – Violent Confrontation/ Fishing Rescued/ SAR/ Delft Island/ Sri Lanka Vessels vs Navy Vessels/ Katchatheevu Islet, Sri Lanka 10 Jan – Natural Resources Smuggling/ 600g of Gold/ Pesalai, Sri Lanka 15 Jan – Four Foreign Trawlers/ 16 Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Delft Islands, Sri Lanka 04 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ 2.8kg of Intoxicating Substance/ Jaffna, Sri Lanka

28 Jan – Natural Resources Smuggling/ Gold/ Dinghy/ Urumalei, Sri Lanka

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SRI LANKA – PALK STRAIT (2/3)

09 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel Arrested/ Six Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Vedithalativu Sea, Sri Lanka

25 Jan - One Migrant/ Fibre Glass Boat/ 16 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Four Local Rameswaram, India Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Pesalai, Sri Lanka 13 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Cannabis/ Mannar, Sri 27 Jan - Two Foreign Fishing Vessels/ 12 Lanka Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Thalaimannar, Sri Lanka 17 Jan – One Foreign Dhow/ Three Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Mannar, Sri 11 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Cannabis/ Mannar, Sri Lanka Lanka 02 Jan – One Local Dinghy/ Three Local 17 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Heroin/ Mannar, Sri Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Ippantivu, Sri Lanka Lanka 21 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Three Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Erumativu, Sri Lanka

02 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One Rescued/ 25 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Turtle Meat & Eggs/ Colombo Lighthouse, Sri Lanka Negombo, Sri Lanka

06 Jan – Two Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ 01 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Conch Shell/ Wattala, Illegal Fishing Methods/ Balaptiya, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 09 Jan – Collision/ Container Vessel vs Fishing 11 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Tramadol/ Wellampitiya, Vessel/ Three Rescued, Three Dead, One Sri Lanka Missing/ SAR/ 13NM Off Dondra Light House, Sri Lanka 06 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Galle Harbour/ Sri Lanka

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SRI LANKA – PALK STRAIT (3/3)

31 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ Fishing Boat / One 09 Jan – Drug Trafficking/ One kg of Cannabis/ Fisherman Rescued/ SAR / 37NM Off Nelaweli, Sri Lankar Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

03 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Thresher Shark/ 25 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One Rescued/ No Trincomalee, Sri Lanka SAR/ 100NM Off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 13 Jan – Illegal Fishing Methods/ Lankapatuna, 29 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ Fishing Boat/ One Sri Lanka Fisherman Rescued/ SAR / 8.5NM Off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

24 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ One Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

19 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ One Local Fisherman Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Nochchimur, Sri Lanka

23 Jan – Local Fishing Vessel/ One Local and Two Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Unauthorized Fishing/ Komari, Sri Lanka

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IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY RECOMMENDATIONS

IFC Advises: 1. All mariners to report any incidents in a timely manner to the nearest coastal state and the IFC at the earliest possible time. 2. Ships moving at slow speeds or 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 of a 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 Sulu Sea and in vicinity of East Sabah Waters are strongly recommended to be vigilant and to establish contact with both Malaysian and Philippines Authorities to report their presence. Please refer to IFC Spot Commentary 1/18 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.

Note: Information herein has been derived from various internal and external sources such as Focal Points, OPCENs and other maritime stakeholders. Seafarers should remain vigilant especially in areas where the threat level is assessed to be of concern in accordance with the IFC’s assessments via its Weekly Report or Spot Commentaries. Ships should apply the appropriate security measures (such as the Tugs and Barge Guide, Guide for Tankers Operating in Asia and the Regional Guide to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia). Ship masters should also be aware of and refer to the Maritime Security Charts Q6112 and Q6113, both published by the UK Hydrographic Office.

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.

CONTACT In case of any doubt, incidents at sea, suspicious approaches or any unusual activity observed at sea, please contact the IFC Duty Officer at: Email : [email protected] Tel : +65 9626 8965 (Hotline) +65 6594 5728 (Office) Fax: +65 6594 5734 IFC – RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY