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RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY MARSEC Incidents in IFC AOI
Number of Incidents (2018-2020) 300
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TOTAL May May May 2020 2020 2019 2018 Theft, Robbery and Piracy at Sea (TRAPS) 14 51 11 9 Maritime Terrorism (MT) 0 2 0 0 Maritime Incident (MI) 50 336 69 43 Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUU) 33 186 43 31 Contraband Smuggling (CS) 27 102 20 26 Irregular Human Migration (IHM) 7 31 12 6 Others 0 0 1 2 Total Number 131 706 156 117 RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Theft, Robbery and Piracy At Sea – Maritime Terrorism (TRAPS-MT)
Number of Incidents (2018-2020) Location of Observations • IFC recorded 14 TRAPS incidents (Piracy (1), Sea Robbery (2), Sea Theft 16 Incidents 14 (8), Attempted Action (3)) in May 2020. The number of incidents were 14 significantly higher than the statistic in May 2019 (11) and May 2018 (9). 11 incidents occurred while the vessels were either anchored or 12 11 11 berthed and three while the vessels were underway. Majority of the 10 incidents occurred during Period of Darkness (PoD). 10 • A Piracy incident in the Southern Approach to the South China 8 7 Sea occurred on an anchored tanker. Four perpetrators armed with long 6 knives were sighted onboard. When alarm raised, all of them escaped in a wooden boat. Crew were safe but a handheld radio was reported stolen. 4 • A Sea Robbery incident occurred onboard an underway fishing trawler off 2 Malwan, Maharashtra (India). The perpetrators held the crew hostage and then escaped with stolen fish and navigation equipment in another 0 trawler. Authorities arrested all 16 perpetrators and recovered stolen items JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC the next day. This is the first incident recorded in this particular area. • Two Sea Theft incidents occurred in Muara Berau Anchorage (Indonesia) 2018 2019 2020 during PoD on two bulk carriers, with the same modus operandi. Although no incident was recorded in 2019, a number of incidents occurred in this area in 2016 to 2018. Incident Type (Last 12 months) Type of Vessel Attacked • A Sea Theft incident occurred onboard an anchored pleasure craft off 15 South Sumatra, Indonesia with various navigation and communications 16 14 15 equipment and personal belonging were stolen. The stolen items were 14 Tanker 6 recovered afterwards. It is the first incident recorded in this particular area. 13 11 11 12 10 10 10 • A number of incidents continue to occur in the following Areas of Major 11 9 9 9 Concerns as analysed in last IFC Annual Report: 10 Bulk Carrier 4 9 7 • Singapore Strait and Approaches. A Sea Robbery incident occurred on 8 7 a bulk carrier boarded by five armed men, stealing breathing apparatus 6 4 Fishing Vessel 1 and crew belongings and injuring a ship's crew. An Attempted Action 5 4 transpired at Tg Uban Anchorage, but due to the timely reporting of the 3 incident, the perpetrators were arrested by the authorities. While a Sea 2 Tug 1 Theft incident involving a moving tugboat off Tg Piai is the first incident 1 recorded this year in the Westbound Lane. 15 incidents have been 0 recorded in the whole area since last Jan 2020. Offshore Support Vessel 1 • Sunda Strait and Approaches. Two incidents occurred along the strait on anchored tankers during PoD. In both incidents, perpetrators were Pleasure Craft 1 reported armed with knives. This is the first incident reported this year Suspicious Activity/ Approach Attempted Actions but in 2019, 3 incidents were recorded in this area. Sea Theft Sea Robbery Kidnap-Hijack/ Piracy/ Attack MT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Belawan Port. A Sea Theft incident was reported onboard a tanker Total Number of Attacked Vessel while berthed in Belawan Port during PoD with ship’s stores were RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY stolen. Maritime Incidents (MI)
Number of Maritime Incidents Location of Incidents Observations
120 • 50 maritime incidents were reported for May 20 which is 23% lower than what was recorded in May 2019 with 69 incidents 100 and 2% (2) higher during the same period in May 2018 (48). 84 102 vessels were involved, 26 (25%) are registered vessels 78 (general cargo ships, tankers, bulk carriers and container 80 68 ships), 76 (75%) are unregistered vessels (small boats and 56 fishing vessels). 60 50 • 4 Collision incidents were reported involving 3 registered and 5 40 unregistered vessels. Causes for all of the incidents are still unknown. Vessels involved are similar to Apr 20; cargo, fishing 20 and bulk carrier vessels.
0 • Of the 7 Grounding incidents recorded, most causes are still JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC unknown while the rest were due to bad weather and low tide. 6 registered (cargo ship, fish carrier, container, tanker and bulk 2018 2019 2020 carrier) and 3 unregistered (passenger ferry and fishing vessel) vessels were involved. Nr of SAR: 26 Types of Maritime Incident Monthly Death/ Missing Toll • 15 Sinking or Capsizing incidents were reported involving 4 Nr of MEDEVAC: 8 MAY: 10 registered and 12 unregistered vessels; mostly due to bad Nr of Rescued: 62 weather, water ingress, hull breach, low tide and still unknown SUNK-CAPSIZED 15 160 142 cause. Similar to Apr 2020, small boat, cargo and fishing MEDEVAC 8 140 vessels were involved. VESSEL DETAINED 7 113 120 105 GROUNDING 7 101 100 • 7 Vessels were Detained due to maritime safety violations, MECHANICAL FAILURE 5 unauthorized anchoring and lack of documents. Similar to last 80 74 COLLISION 4 month, fishing vessels, bulk carrier, tanker and small boats were 60 53 49 55 51 involved. OTHERS 3 70 MISSING 2 40 27 17 • 5 Mechanical Failure incidents due to engine failure, broken WORK INCIDENT 20 1 10 mornings, damaged main shaft and bad weather occurring on 3 VIOLENT CONFRONTATION 1 0 Registered (General Cargo and Container) and 2 Unregistered OIL SPILL 1 (Small Boat and Fishing) vessels were recorded. One of the incident eventually lead to the vessel’s sinking. FIRE-EXPLOSION 1 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 SEAFARERS FISHERMEN OTHER SEA USERS TOTAL • The number of Deaths (5) is significantly lower as compared to RELEASEABLE TO OPCEN the previous month April 2020 (37) and in May 2019 (35).
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUU Fishing)
Number of Incidents (2018-2020) Locations of Incidents Observations 90 80 • There were 33 IUU fishing incidents reported in May 70 20, which is 23% (10) lower and 36.5% (19) lower than in the same period respectively in 2018 (43) and 2019 60 52 50 (52). The incidents number this month was 23% (10) 43 lower than April 20. 40 34 33 30 24 • This decrease is due to larger maritime border control 20 operations especially by Malaysia, Philippines and 10 Indonesia during COVID-19 pandemic period combined 0 with the measures taken by Malaysian authorities to JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC expel the illegal foreign fishing vessel from Malaysian LOCAL (27) waters . 2018 2019 2020 POACHING (6) Local
Illegal Practices by Local Vessels or Licensed • The number of local IUU fishing incidents recorded on Foreign Vessels 20 May (27) has decreased compared to the figures (Countries shown here represent the location of the vessels involved) recorded on 20 April (35).
3.7% • 70% of the reported Local IUU Fishing incidents 3.7% (1) occurred in Philippines waters (19). (1) 22.2% PHILIPPINES Poaching (6) SRI LANKA 70.4% • The number of IUU fishing incidents involving poaching recorded for May 20 (6) decreased compared to the (19) INDIA figures recorded respectively in March and April 20 (8), MALAYSIA but decreased significantly compared to May 19 (20).
• 66% (4) of the reported Poaching incidents were by Vietnamese fishing vessels.
• 50% (3) of the reported Poaching incidents occurred in RELEASEABLE TO MARITIMERELEASEABLE INDUSTRY TO MARITIME INDUSTRY the waters of Indonesia. Contraband Smuggling (CS)
Number of Incidents (2018-2020) Locations of Incidents Observations 60 The number of incidents reported this month is higher than Apr 2020 and May 2019, but is similar to May 2018. 50 Drugs : 5 incidents • Hong Kong authorities seized 217 Kg cocaine hidden in an 40 aircraft engine, in a container shipped from Ecuador. 27 • Malaysian authorities foiled three attempts for outward drugs 30 smuggling (in two incidents, Indonesia was reported as 22 21 18 destination). The total contraband included 133 Kg meth and 20 14 31.8 Kg Ecstasy. • India seized 11.4 Kg drugs on land, headed to Sri Lanka from 10 Afghanistan.
0 Tobacco : 6 incidents JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC • Three incidents were reported in Malaysia; one incident each in Singapore, the Philippines and Republic of Korea. 2018 2019 2020 Domestic Products : 7 incidents • Six incidents were reported in Hong Kong. Three involved seizure Types of Contraband Type of Drug of frozen meat totaling 329 tonnes, one incident involved 34 tonnes of Ginseng. 38,000 counterfeit goods being shipped from China to Turkey were also seized.
Natural Resources : 3 incidents • Chinese authorities foiled two attempts of smuggling 5,000 tonnes 4%(1) METH each of coal and sea sand, respectively. 11%(3) 26%(7) DOMESTIC PRODUCTS 17%(1) • Indian authorities seized 1.5 tonnes of Red Sandalwood, destined for Sri Lanka. TOBACCO COCAINE 19%(5) DRUGS 17%(1) 50%(3) Fuel: 5 incidents ECSTACY • Vietnamese authorities foiled four attempts of fuel smuggling. The 22%(6) FUEL contraband was - Diesel (50,000 Litres), Fuel Oil (40,000kg), Fuel 18%(5) ASSORTED NATURAL RESOURCES 16%(1) (1700 tonnes) and Waste Oil (25,000 Litres). DRUGS • Malaysia detained a tanker attempting to smuggle 90,000 litres of WILDLIFE petrol to the Philippines.
Wildlife: 1 Incident • Two containers from Ecuador, with 26 tonnes shark fin were seized in Hong Kong. RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Irregular Human Migration (IHM)
Number of Incidents (2018 – 2020) Location of Incidents Observations 13 Location of Incidents • IHM incidents for May 2020 have decreased (7) in comparison with the previous month (13) and in May 2019 (12), incurring 6 Human Smuggling and 1 Human Trafficking.
• The number of migrants intercepted this month has also 7 decreased significantly (147). Statistics illustrate that 6 87.1% of the illegal migrants were Indonesians, 5.4% were Chinese, 4.8% were Filipino, 1.3% were 4 Bangladesh and 1.3% are still unknown.
Assessments: 1 • Monsoonal weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal is likely to have affected migrant activities from Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea towards Northern Malacca Straits this month.
• Increased numbers of Indonesian illegal migrants, Nationality/Ethnicity Of Migrants Numbers Of Migrants Intercepted travelling between Malaysia and Indonesia have dominated smuggling networks activities this month. 1,159 This can be attributed to several reasons such as 2 (1.4%) (5.4%) Ramadan; possible loss of jobs due to COVID-19; 2 (1.4%) (4.8%) cessation of legal transport options; and MCO as well as crackdown on illegal immigrants in Malaysia.
• Similarly, off the western coast of ROK, a Chinese national was arrested for assisting human smuggling of illegal Chinese migrants seeking employment.
Forecast: (87.1%) 289 • In the Bay of Bengal, deteriorating weather forecasts of monsoonal low-pressure systems will probably 147 impact any attempts to illegally migrate from this 53 region for a few months as usually observed during 2 the previous years.
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIMERELEASEABLE INDUSTRY TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Malacca Strait
22 May – Local/ Two Fishing vessels Detained/ Illegal Fishing/ Malacca Strait, Malaysia/ DB260520
30 May - Missing/ Cause Unknown/ Fishing Vessel/ One Dead/ SAR/ Kuala Kedah, Malaysia/ DB010620
09 May – Sunk-Capsized/ Caused Unknown/ Small Boat/ SAR/ Off Pulau Sembilan, Lumut Perak, Malaysia/ DB110520 16 May – Sea Theft/ MTM PENANG/ Tanker/ Singapore Flagged/ Berthed/ Belawan Port, Indonesia/ DB210520 27 May – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Three Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Kapar, Malaysia/ DB010620 19 May - Human Smuggling/ 28 Indonesian Migrants going from Malaysia to Indonesia/ Small Boat/ Selangor, Malaysia/ DB220520
04 May - Human Smuggling/ 30 09 May - Drugs/ Meth (80.87 Kg) and Indonesian Migrant going from Malaysia Ecstasy (31.8 Kg)/ Speedboat/ From to Indonesia/ Small Boat/ Asahan Malaysia To Indonesia/ Off Port Regency, Indonesia/ DB080520 RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Dickson, Malaysia/ DB200520 Singapore Strait & Approaches (1/2)
15 May - Human Smuggling/ 26 04 May - Piracy / TORM LOTTE/ Indonesian Migrants going from Chemical Tanker / Danish Flagged/ Malaysia to Indonesia/ Small Boat/ Anchored/ Off Pulau Bintan, South Off Tanjung Penawar, Malaysia/ China Sea/ DB050520 DB190520 07 May – Human Trafficking/ 14 15 May - Human Smuggling/ 30 Indonesian, Two Bangladesh and Indonesian Migrants going from Two Unknown Migrants/ Small Boat/ Malaysia to Indonesia/ Small Boat/ From Malaysia To Indonesia/ Off Off Tanjung Balau, Malaysia/ Johor, Malaysia/ DB130520 DB190520 18 May - Others/ Fish Net Entanglement/ Tug and Barge vs Fishing Vessel/ Off Tanjung Laboh, Malaysia/ DB200520 10 May - Vessel Detained/ Unauthorized Anchoring/ Crude Oil Tanker/ Off Pulau Kukup, Malaysia/ 10 May - Sea Robbery/ Vega DB130520 Aquarius/ Bulk Carrier/ Liberia 15 May - Sea theft / Dolphin 1/ Tug/ Flagged/ Underway/ Eastbound lane Comoros Flagged/ Underway/ Off of TSS, Singapore Strait/ DB110520 South of Tanjung Piai, Malaysia/ 18 May - Attempted Action/ DB180520 WINPOSH RESOLVE/ Offshore 11 May - Grounding/ Cause Support Vessel/ Indonesia Flagged/ Unknown/ Tanker/ SAR/ Off Underway/ Off Nongsa, Indonesia/ Pelampung, Indonesia/ DB140520 DB190520 17 May – Attempted Action/ Ocean 01 May - Sunk-Capsized/ Cause Leader/ Tanker/ Singapore Flagged/ Unknown/ Fishing Vessel/ SAR/ Off Anchored/ Off Tanjung Uban Pemping Island, Indonesia/ Anchorage, Indonesia/ DB180520 DB040520 12 May - Tobacco/ Cigarettes (11,180 cartons)/ Container Ship/ To Singapore/ Singapore/ DB140520
11 May - Grounding/ Cause Unknown/ Container ship vs Bulk RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Carrier/ Off Batu Berhenti Beacon, Singapore Strait/ DB110520 Singapore Strait & Approaches (2/2)
20 May – Drugs/ Meth(5kg)/ Small 25 May – Drugs/ Meth (47.6kg)/ Boat/ From Malaysia/ Parit Jawa, Small Boat/ From Malaysia to Malaysia/ DB220520 Indonesia/ Teluk Sengat, Malaysia/ DB260520
18 May – Tobacco/ Cigarettes (44,810 Cartons)/ To Malaysia/ Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia/ DB030620
19 May – Tobacco/ Cigarettes (53,000 Cartons)/ To Malaysia/ Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia/ DB030620
26 May - Collision/ Cause Unknown/ Cable Laying Vessel vs Bulk RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Carrier/ Off Batam, Indonesia/ DB280520 Andaman Sea & Gulf Of Thailand
25 May – Poaching/ Five Vietnamese Fishing 15 May – Poaching/ Two Vietnamese Fishing Vessels Detained/ Ten Foreign Fishermen Vessels Detained/ Three Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Sattahip, Chonburi Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Sattahip, Chonburi Province, Thailand / DB260520 Province, Thailand/ DB200520 28 May - Sunk-Capsized/ Bad Weather/ Small boat/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off South Twin Island, Myanmar/ DB050620
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY South China Sea
21 May - Mechanical Failure/ Engine Failure/ General Cargo Ship/ Off Cam Ranh, Vietnam/ DB260520 01 May - Collision, Sunk-Capsized/ Cause Unknown/ General Cargo Ship vs Fishing Vessel/ Six Rescued/ Off Binh Thuan, Vietnam/ DB050520
06 May - Fuel/ Diesel Oil (50,000 Litres)/ Fishing Vessel/ To Vietnam/ Off Soc 25 May - Vessel Detained/ Lack of Trang, Vietnam/ DB120520 Documents, Not carrying Flag/ Tanker/ Off Con Dao Island, Vietnam/ DB260520 25 May – Fuel (1700 tonnes)/ Tanker/ Off Con Dao Island, Vietnam/ DB260520
09 May - Vessels Detained/ Violation of Safety Regulations/ Two Fishing Vessels, Seven Small Boats/ Off Labuan, Malaysia/ DB110520 20 May – Poaching/ Two Vietnamese Fishing Vessels Detained/ 22 Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Natuna Besar Island, Indonesia/ DB210520
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY South China Sea & Philippines (North)/ Philippine Sea (1/2) 09 May – Domestic Product/ Ginseng (34 05 May - Domestic Products/ Frozen Tonnes)/ Fishing Vessel/ From Hong Meat(110 Tonnes)/ Barge and Cargo Kong To China/ Off Hong Kong/ Vessel/ From China to Hong Kong/ Off DB110520 Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong/ DB080520 11 May - Domestic Product/ Frozen Meat (9 Tonnes)/ Fishing Vessel/ From Hong 04 May 20 - Domestic Goods / Kong/ off Lung Kwu, Hong Kong/ Counterfeit Goods (38,000 pieces) / DB130520 Container Ship / From China to Turkey / River Trade Terminal, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong / DB060520 06 May - Wildlife/ Shark Fins(26 Tonnes)/ Container Ship/ From Ecuador to Hong Kong/ Hong Kong/ DB080520 10 May – Fuel/ Oil (40,000kg)/ Tanker/ To Vietnam/ Off Hai Phong, Vietnam/ 05 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel DB140520 Detained/ Three Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Sabtang, Batanes, Philippines/ DB120520
04 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained / Six Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Sta Barbara, Agoo, La Union, Philippines/ DB060520 26 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Barangay Masukul, Philippines/ DB280520
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY South China Sea & Philippines (North)/ Philippine Sea (2/2) 22 May – Sea Theft/ Name Unknown/ Bulk 15 May - Domestic Products/ Frozen Meat Carrier/ Flag Unknown/ Anchored/ Off (210 tonnes)/ Barge/ To Hong Kong/ Campha Anchorage, Vietnam/ DB260520 Hong Kong/ DB210520 12 May - Domestic Products/ Cosmetics, Daily Necessities, Food And Electronics/ Speedboat/ From Hong Kong/ Sha Tau Kok, Hong Kong/ DB210520
27 May – Drugs/ Cocaine(217 Kg)/ Container Ship/ From Ecuador to Hong Kong/ Hong Kong/ DB280520
25 May - Fuel/ Waste Oil (25,000 Litres)/ LPG Tanker and Two General Cargo Ship/ Off Hon Dau, Vietnam/ DB290520
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY East China Sea – Yellow Sea
14 May - Natural Resources/ Coal (5,000 tonnes)/ Barge/ Changxing, China/ DB190520 12 May - Sunk-Capsized, Grounding/ Ebb Tide(Low water)/ Two Fishing Boats/ SAR/ Off Yeonpeong Island, Republic of Korea/ DB150520 13 May - Tobacco/ Cigarette (640,000 Packs)/ From 20 May - Vessel Detained/ Cambodia to Republic of Illegal Entry/ Small Boat/ Off Korea/ Container Ship/ Taean Coast, Republic of Busan New Port, Republic of Korea/ DB260520 Korea/ DB150520 14 May - Natural Resources/ 20 May - Collision/ Cause Sea Sand (5,000 tonnes)/ Unknown/ Bulk Carrier vs Barge/ Chongming, China/ Bulk Carrier/ Off Shanghai, DB190520 China/ DB260520 30 May - Sunk-Capsized/ Hull Breach, Water Ingress/ Cargo Ship/ One Missing, 13 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Ningbo, China/ DB010620
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Philippines & Sulu Sea (1/3)
11 May - MEDEVAC/ Head Injury/ Fishing 10 May - Grounding/ Cause Unknown/ RoRo Vessel/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off El Nido, Vessel/ Off Apo Reef, Sablayan Philippines/ Palawan, Philippines/ DB190520 DB150520 04 May – Work Accident, MEDEVAC/ Eye Problem/ Tanker/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Manila Bay Anchorage Area, Philippines/ DB120520 10 May - Vessel Detained/ Maritime Safety Violations/ Small Boat/ Off Vinzons, Camarines Norte, Philippines/ DB140520
10 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ 08 May - Vessel Detained/ Maritime Safety One Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Violations/ Fishing Vessel/ Legaspi Fish Port, Methods/ Off Taytay, Palawan, Philippines/ Albay, Philippines/ DB140520 DB190520 08 May - Sunk-Capsized/ Rough Seas/ Small 04 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Boat/ One Missing, Five Rescued/ SAR/ Off 26 Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Caluya, Antique, Philippines/ DB110520 Off Linapacan, Palawan, Philippines/ 20 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ DB120520 Seven Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal 04 May - Local/ Four Fishing Vessels Fishing/ Off Manoc-Manoc, Boracay, Detained/ 40 Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Philippines/ DB220520 Fishing Methods/ Off Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines/ DB080520 14 May - Sunk-Capsized/ Rough Sea/ Small 14 May – Oil Spill/ Cause Unknown/ Unknown Boat/ Two Rescue/ SAR/ Off Magsaysay, Vessel/ Off Macabalan Port, Cagayan De Oro Palawan, Philippines/ DB190520 City, Philippines/ DB190520 15 May – Fire-explosion/ Cause Unknown/ Fishing Vessel/ SAR/ General Santos City, 12 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Philippines/ DB180520 Four Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Igacos, Davao Del Norte, 04 May - Violent Confrontation/ Cause Philippines/ DB150520 Unknown/ Fishing Vessel vs Two Small Boats/ 13 May – Mechanical Failure/ Damaged Shaft/ One Dead, Two Missing/ Off Pangutaran, Sulu, Fishing Vessel/ Off Banos Point, Davao Philippines/ DB080520 Occidental, Philippines/ DB150520 18 May – Sunk-Capsized/ Bad Weather/ Small 01 May - Grounding/ Bad Weather/ Fish Boat/ One Rescued/ Off Palimbang, Sultan Carrier/ Off Glan, Sarangani, Philippines/ Kudarat, Philippines/ DB020620 RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY DB050520 Philippines & Sulu Sea (2/3)
11 May - MEDEVAC/ Cause Unknown/ Cargo Ship/ One Dead/ SAR/ Off North Harbor, Manila, Philippines/ DB140520 11 May - MEDEVAC/ Orthopedic Disability/ Cruise Ship/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off Sangley Point, Cavite City, Philippines/ DB140520 11 May - MEDEVAC/ Hepatic Failure & Hernia vs Lymphadenopatt/ Cruise Ship/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Sangley Point, Cavite City, Philippines/ DB140520 13 May - Mechanical Failure/ Cylinder Head Leaked/ General Cargo Ship/ SAR/ Off Danao City, Cebu, Philippines/ DB190520
18 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ 28 May - Vessel Detained/ Maritime Safety 11 Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Violations/ Small Boat/ Off Dinagat Islands, Off Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines/ DB270520 Philippines/ DB050620 04 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Placer, Surigao Del Norte, Philippines/ DB120520 16 May - Grounding/ Rough Sea/ General Cargo Ship/ Off Naga City, Cebu, Philippines/ DB190520 05 May - Poaching/ One Filipino Fishing Vessel Detained/ Eight Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off North Sulawesi, Indonesia/ DB130520 10 May - MEDEVAC/ Hypertensive Disease/ General Cargo Ship/ One Dead/ SAR/ Off Naga City, Cebu, Philippines/ DB190520
13 May – Sunk-Capsized/ Rough Sea/ Small Boat/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Off Culasi, RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Antique, Philippines/ DB190520 Philippines & Sulu Sea (3/3)
20 May - Vessel Detained/ Maritime Safety Violation/ Fishing Vessel/ Off Ragay, Camarines Sur, Philippines/ DB010620
27 May – Sunk-Capsized/ Bad Weather/ Small Boat/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Pasacao, Camarines Sur, Philippines/ DB020620 28 May - Local/ Nine Fishing Vessels Detained/ Unknown Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off 22 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Dumangas, Iloilo, Philippines/ DB010620 30 Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing 13 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Methods/ Off Linapacan, Palawan, Philippines/ Two Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal DB050620 Fishing Methods/ Off Baybay City, Leyte, 25 May - Local/ Three Fishing Vessels Philippines/ DB190520 Detained/ 11 Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal 13 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Fishing Methods/ Off Araceli, Palawan, Six Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Philippines/ DB020620 Methods/ Off Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines/ DB190520
23 May - Collision/ Cause Unknown/ Unknown Vessel vs Fishing Vessel/ One Dead/ SAR/ Off Ajuy, Iloilo, Philippines/ DB260520 30 May – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Seven Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Boston, Davao Oriental, Philippines/ DB030620. 29 May – Local/ Two Fishing Vessel 16 May - Fuel/ Petrol (90,000 litres)/ Tanker/ Detained/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Bacolod, Malaysia to Philippines/ Sandakan, Malaysia/ Philippines/ DB010620 DB190520 27 May – Local/ Seven Fishing Vessel Detained/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Negros Occidental, Philippines/ DB010620 31 May – Human Smuggling/ Seven Filipinos RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY going from Malaysia to Philippines/ Small Boat/ Off Tawi Tawi, Philippines/ DB020620 Celebes Sea – North Sulawesi North Maluku Islands 27 May – Tobacco/ Cigarettes (500 boxes)/ Speed Boat/ To Malaysia/ Off Semporna, Malaysia/ DB290520
11 May – Domestic Product/ Gas (7 Cylinders)/ Small Boat/ From Malaysia/ Off Tawau, Malaysia/ DB140520
05 May - Sea Theft/ STAR GLORY/ Bulk Carrier/ Cayman Island Flagged/ Anchored/ Muara Berau Anchorage, Indonesia/ DB080520
29 May – Sea Theft/ RED DAISY/ Bulk Carrier/ Panama Flagged/ RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Anchored/ Muara Berau Anchorage, Indonesia/ DB050620 Java Sea – Makassar Strait – Bali Sea - Flores Sea 18 May – Attempted Action/ TORM VENTURE/ Tanker/ Denmark Flagged/ Anchored/ Merak Anchorage, Indonesia/ DB200520
17 May – Sea Theft/ STI PRECISION/ Tanker/ Marshall 11 May – Grounding/ Islands Flagged/ Anchored/ Cause Unknown/ Cargo Anyer Anchorage, Indonesia/ Ship/ Mendanau Island, DB210520 Indonesia/ DB120520 25 May – Sea Theft/ HOOPLA/ Pleasure Craft Flag Unknown/ Anchored/ Off South Sumatra, Indonesia/ DB280520
10 May – MEDEVAC/ Stroke/ Bulk Carrier/ One Dead/ Off Cilacap, Java, Indonesia/ DB130520
20 May – Sunk-Capsized, Missing/ Cause Unknown/ Small Boat/ One Missing/ SAR/ Off Nusa Dua, Indonesia/ DB280520
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Molucca Sea – Halmahera Sea – Ceram Sea – Banda Sea
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RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Arafura Sea – Bismarck Sea – Solomon Sea – Philippine Sea (South) – Banda Sea
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RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Savu Sea – Timor Sea
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RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY North Bay of Bengal
25 May- Sunk-capsized/ Water Ingress/ General Cargo Ship/ Namkhana, India/ DB280520 04 May - Mechanical Failure/ Broken Moorings/ Container Ship/ Chittagong port, Bangladesh/ DB080520
20 May - Mechanical Failure, Sunk- Capsized/ Engine Failure, Bad Weather/ Small boat/ Six Rescued/ SAR/ Off Haing Gyi Island, Myanmar/ DB220520
31 May – Sunk-Capsized/ Bad Weather/ Bulk Carrier/ Off Mongla Port, Bangladesh/ DB040620 20 May – Natural Resources/ Red Sandalwood (1.5 Tonnes)/ From India to Sri Lanka/ Chennai, India/ DB260520 20 May – Drugs/ Methamphetamine, Amphetamine, Methaqualone, Opium paste, Heroin and Ecstasy tablets (11.4 Kg)/ From Afghanistan to Sri Lanka/ Chennai, India/ DB260520 29 May - Sea Theft/ FSL OSAKA/ Tanker/ Singapore Flagged/ Anchored/ Off Chattogram Port, Bangladesh/ DB030620
20 May – Others/ Natural Disaster/ Typhoon (Amphan)/ 36 Fishing Vessels/ RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY SAR/ Off Bay of Bengal/ DB290520 Arabian Sea – Indian Coast
29 May - Sea Robbery/ Name Unknown/ Fishing Vessel/ Flag Unknown/ Unknown/ Off Malwan, Maharashtra, India/ DB010620
05 May - Local/ Two Fishing Vessels Detained/ 38 Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Karwar, India/ DB080520
21 May – MEDEVAC/ Cause Unknown/ Tanker/ Off Karwar, India/ DB260520
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Sri Lanka – Palk Straits
24 May - Local/ One Sri Lankan Fishing Vessel Detained/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Kokkilai, Sri Lanka/ DB260520
09 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Three Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka/ DB110520
01 May - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Six Local 30 May – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Seven Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka/ DB040520 Trincomalee, Sri Lanka/ DB010620 23 May - Local/ One Sri Lankan Fishing Vessel Detained/ Three Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Norway Island, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka/ DB260520
16 May – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Two Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Oluvil, Sri Lanka/ DB180520 29 May - Others/ Technical Fault/ Fishing Vessel/ Off Galle, Sri Lanka/ DB010620
RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Central Indian Ocean
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RELEASEABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 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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