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IFC Monthly MARSEC Report Map

January 2018

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.

INFORMATION FUSION CENTRE

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Singapore 498750

Tel : +65 9626 8965 (Hotline)

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IFC AOI – MARSEC EVENTS JANUARY 2018


JANUARY 2018 TOTAL

2018

JAN

2017

JAN

2016

Piracy / Sea Robbery 15 12 7

IUU Fishing 30 40 26

Irregular Human Migration 4 4 10

Maritime Incident 69 49 55

Contraband Trafficking 35 26 39

Maritime Terrorism 0 0 0

Others 2 0 0

15

30

4

69

35

0

2

0

50

100

150

200

250

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

TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS PER MONTH

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).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CONTAINER SHIP

BULK CARRIERS

SUPPLY/OFFSHORE VESSEL

TUG / TUG & BARGE

TANKER

FISHING VESSEL

Type of Attacked Vessels

NUMBER OF ATTACKED VESSELS

0

5

10

15

20

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN.18

Incidents for the last 12 months

SUSPICIOUS APPROACH ATTEMPTED ACTIONS SEA THEFT

SEA ROBBERY PIRACY/KIDNAP/HIJACK TOTAL INCIDENTS

TRAPS & MT – January Executive Summary

0

5

10

15

20

25


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

2016 2017 2018


0 1 2

SINGAPORE STRAIT

MALACCA STRAIT

SAMARINDA

CHITTAGONG

GULF OF TONKIN

MANILA & BATANGAS ANCH.

OTHERS

INCIDENTS WHILE UNDERWAY BY LOCATION

PIRACY/KIDNAP/MT SEA ROBBERY SEA THEFT

ATTEMPTED ACTION SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

0 1 2

SINGAPORE STRAIT

MALACCA STRAIT

SAMARINDA

EAST SUMATRA

GULF OF TONKIN

MANILA & BATANGASANCH.

OTHERS

INCIDENTS WHILE ANCHORED BY LOCATION

PIRACY/KIDNAP/MT SEA ROBBERY SEA THEFT

ATTEMPTED ACTION SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

TRAPS & MT – January Executive Summary

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).

Irregular Human Migration – January Executive Summary


68

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80


NUMBER OF MIGRANTS INTERCEPTED

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14


NUMBER OF INCIDENT PER MOUTH

2016 2017 2018

1

1

2

AREA OF INCIDENT

INDONESIA

MALAYSIA

INDIA

KEY EVENTS :

-The Malaysian marine police arrested 48 Indonesian

illegal immigrants in a series of raids in Bandar

Penawar on 8 Jan, in a joint operation with the Armed

Forces.

IUU Fishing – January Executive Summary


Type of Incidents

POACHING

LOCAL ILLEGALPRACTICE

57%

(17 incidents)

43%

(13 incidents)

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70


2016 2017 2018

Number of Incidents this Month

Illegal Practices by Local Vessel

THAILAND

INDIA

MALAYSIA

SRI LANKA

53 %

(9 incidents)

35%

(6 incidents)

6 %

(1 incident)

6 %

(1 incident)

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.

Maritime Incidents - January Executive Summary


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.

0

20

40

60

80

100


NUMBER OF INCIDENT PER MONTH

2016 2017 2018

0

20

40

60

80


MONTHLY DEATH/MISSING TOLL JANUARY : 131

SEAFARERS FISHERMEN OTHER SEA USER

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

SUNK / CAPSIZED

COLLISION

GROUNDING

INCIDENT …

VIOLENT CONFRONTATION

UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITY

RECREATIONAL INCIDENT

TYPE OF EVENTS

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

EVENTS LOCATION

Number of SAR : 40

Number of MEDEVAC : 8

People Rescued : 473

Contraband Trafficking - January Executive Summary


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.

0

10

20

30

40

50

60


Number of Incidents this Month

2016 2017 2018

47%

20%

15%

9% 9%

Type of Product DRUGS

WILDLIFE

DOMESTIC PRODUCTS

CIGARETTES

NATURAL RESOURCES

37%

31%

13%

6% 13%

Category of Drugs

METH

CANNABIS

HEROIN

COCAINE

Others

MALACCA STRAIT (1/2)

Sea Robbery /

Kidnap Piracy / Hijacking /

Kidnap

Non Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft

Verification in progress

Refer to contents within

box

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY

Attempted Boarding, Sea Robbery/Theft

Sea Theft

X

Maritime Terrorism (MT)

+ +ve info on MT


23 Jan – Fuel Smuggling/ Oil/ off

Pulau Duyong, Malaysia

10 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Meth/

Bantayan, Indonesia

16 Jan – 18 Illegal Workers To

Malaysia/ Two Small Boats/ Balai

Asahan, Indonesia

18 Jan – Tobacco Smuggling/

Cigarettes/ Container Ship/ Port

Klang, Malaysia

19 Jan – Domestic Products

Smuggling/ Cooking Oil, Flour,

Sugar, Rice And Cosmetics/

Timur Laut Sg. Hj Kuning,

Malaysia

01 Jan – One Local Fishing

Vessel/ Three Foreign

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing Practices/ Perak,

Malaysia


Boat/ One Local Fisherman,

Four Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing

Practices/ Pangkor Island,

Malaysia

16 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/

Endangered Species/ Selangor,

Malaysia


Smuggling / Alcohol/ Port

Klang, Malaysia

03 Jan – Suspicious Approach/ 9

NM WSW Of Port Dickson,

Malaysia, Malacca Strait/ Bulk

Carrier/ Marshall Islands Flagged/

TIBERIUS/ Underway

12 Jan – Tobacco Smuggling/

Cigarettes/ Cargo Vessel/

Tanjung bidara, Malaysia 09 Jan – Drug Smuggling/

Meth/ Dumai, Indonesia

04 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One

Rescued/ SAR/ Merchant Vessel/

India

MALACCA STRAIT (2/2)

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT


31 Jan – Two Local Fishing

Boats/ Five Local, One Foreign

Fishermen/ Illegal Fishing/

Pangkor Island, Malaysia


Vessel/ Three Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ 5.5 NM

NE Off Pangkor Island, Malaysia

26 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Heroin/

Port Klang, Malaysia

SINGAPORE STRAIT


12 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/

Fishing Vessel/ 11 Rescued,

Two Missing/ SAR/ Malaysia

04 Jan – Attempted Sea

Theft/ Eastern Approach of

Singapore Straits/ Petroleum

Product Tanker/ Singapore

Flagged/ OCEAN MARS/

Anchored

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

08 Jan – 48 Illegal Migrants

from Indonesia Arrested/

Bandar Penawar, Malaysia

27 Jan – Suspicious Activity/

3.8NM NE of Pulau Batam,

Indonesia/ Indonesia-

Flagged/ CAPRICORN 18/

Tug Boat/ Underway

27 Jan – Suspicious Approach/

2.5NM North of Pulau Batam,

Indonesia/ Indonesia-Flagged/

INDAH LAUT 2202/ Tug Boat/

Underway

18 Jan – Attempted Sea Theft/

5NM off Karimum Kechil,

Indonesia/ United Kingdom-

Flagged/ MARINECO

TOOMAI/ Underway

30 Jan – Drug Smuggling/

Methamphetamine/ Hang

Nadim, Batam, Indonesia

10 Jan – Sea Theft/ Batam,

Indonesia/ Indonesia-

Flagged/ Oil Tanker/

LAUTAN 2/ Anchored

17 Jan – Drugs Smuggling/

Methamphetamine/ Batam,

Indonesia

ANDAMAN SEA & GULF OF THAILAND


21 Jan – Incident/

Mechanical Failure/ Tour

Boat/ 114 Rescued/ SAR/

Pattaya, Thailand

24 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/

Pangolins/ Ship/ Ca Mau,

Vietnam

06 Jan – Collision/ Cargo

Ship Vs Fishing Boat/ Four

Dead, Four Rescued/ SAR/

Thailand

14 Jan – Incident/ Fire/ 16

Injured, 10 Rescued/

Speedboat/ SAR/ Phi Phi

Islands, Thailand

08 Jan - Other/ Pollution By

Abandoned Fishing Vessels/

Phuket, Thailand

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT


Vessel/ One Local

Fisherman Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing/ Phuket, Thailand

16 Jan – Collision/ Speed

Boat vs Speed Boat/ Eight

Injured/ No SAR/ Royal

Phuket Marina, Thailand

30 Jan – Two Foreign

Fishing Vessels/ 10 Foreign

Fishermen Arrested/Illegal

Fishing/ 50NM SE Of Ko

Samui, Thailand


Fishing Vessels/ 12 Foreign


Fishing/ Thailand


Fishing Vessels/ 12

Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/

Thailand


Fishing Vessels/ 11

Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/

Thailand

SOUTH CHINA SEA


12 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/

General Cargo Vessel/ Two

Rescued/ SAR/ Vung Tau,

Vietnam

25 Jan – One Foreign

Fishing Vessel/ Eight

Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ 152

NM Off Bintulu, Malaysia

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT


Mechanical Failure/ Four

Rescued/ Fishing Boat/

SAR/ Kuala Terengganu,

Malaysia


Mechanical Failure/ Cargo

Vessel/ No SAR/ Pulau

Tenggol, Malaysia

24 Jan – One Foreign

Fishing Vessel/ 15 Foreign


fishing/ 62 NM off

Kemaman, Malaysia

09 Jan – Violent

Confrontation/ Fisherman vs

Fisherman/ Royal Charlotte

Reef, Malaysia


Trawler/ Six Foreign


Fishing/ Malaysia

02 Jan – Four Local Pump

Boats/ Illegal Fishing

Methods/ Karambunai Bay,

Malaysia

09 Jan– Incident/ Missing

Fishing Vessel/ One

Missing/ SAR/ Pulau Tiga,

Malaysia


Trawler/ Six Foreign


Fishing/ Malaysia

16 Jan – Grounding/

Tanker/ Sedanau Island,

Indonesia

SOUTH CHINA SEA & PHILIPPINES (NORTH)/ PHILIPPINE SEA

(1/2)



Methamphetamine/

Taoyuan Fishing Harbour,

Taiwan

08 Jan – Incident/ Container

Ship Topples Gantry Crane/

One Injured/ Container

Ship/ Keelung Port, Taiwan

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

16 Jan – Wildlife

Smuggling/ Turtles/

Taoyuan Fishing Harbour,

Taiwan

20 Jan – Collision/ Sailing

Vessel vs Fishing Boat/ One

Dead, Nine Rescued/ SAR/

Hong-Kong, China

01 Jan – Sea Theft/ Cam

Pha Loading Anchorage,

Vietnam/ Bulk Carrier/

Singpaore Flagged/

ALENTEJO/ Anchored


Mechanical Failure/ Fishing

Vessel/ 10 Rescued/ SAR/

90 NM NE off Hon Me,

Vietnam


Three Fishing Boats/ 10

Rescued, Eight Missing/

SAR/ Off Thanh Hoa,

Vietnam

11 Jan – Grounding/ Cargo

Vessel/ No SAR/ Dongjili,

Penghu Archipelago,

Taiwan

02 Jan – Tobacco

Smuggling/ Cigarettes/

Kaohsiung, Taiwan


Smuggling/ Electronics

Items/ Speedboat/ Hong

Kong, China


Vessel vs Fishing Vessel/

One Rescued, Seven

Missing/ SAR/ 60 NM SE off

Hong-Kong, China

SOUTH CHINA SEA & PHILIPPINES (NORTH)/ PHILIPPINE SEA

(2/2)



Mechanical Failure/ Boat/

11 Rescued/ SAR/ Hoàng

Sa, Vietnam

01 Jan – Sea Robbery/

Manila South Anchorage,

Philippines/ Liberia-Flagged/

POLAR ECUADOR/

Anchored


General Cargo Vessel/ Two

Rescued, Nine Missing/

SAR/ Off Wenzhou, China

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT


Mechanical Failure / Six

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Quang

Tri, Vietnam


Mechanical Failure/ 11

Rescued/ SAR/ Fishing

Boat/ Da Nang, Vietnam

16 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/

One Rescued/ Container

Ship/ SAR/ Da Nang,

Vietnam

05 Jan – Collision/ Fishing

Vessel vs Cargo Ship/ 15

Rescued/ SAR/ Binh Dinh,

Vietnam


Fishing Boat/ Four

Rescued/ SAR/ Da Nang

City, Vietnam

01 Jan – Incident/ Fire/

Fishing Vessel/ Binh Son

District, Vietnam


Cargo Vessel/ Nine

Rescued/ SAR/ Barangay,

Philippines

27 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Small

Boat/ Two Dead, One Missing/

SAR/ Off Mercedes town,

Camarines Norte, Philippines


Cocaine/ Matnog,

Philippines

26 Jan – Domestic

Products

Smuggling/ Rice,

Scooters And

Liquor/ Philippines

EAST CHINA SEA – YELLOW SEA


25 Jan – Incident/ Missing

Vessel/ Fishing Vessel/ 21

Missing/ SAR/ 90NM South

of Vladivostock, Sea of

Japan

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT


Fishing Vessel/ Three

Dead/ SAR/ Baengnyeong

Island, Incheon, South

Korea

31 Jan – Collision/ Tanker

Vs Tanker/ No Casualty/ No

SAR/ Pyontaek Anchorage,

South-Korea

08 Jan – Incident/ Fire/

Tanker/ Busan, South

Korea

16 Jan – Collision/ General

Cargo Vessel vs Tanker/

No Casualty/ Baoshan

Anchorage, China

16 Jan – Collision/ Five

Vessels vs General Cargo

Vessel/ No Casualty/

Baoshan Anchorage, China


Ship vs Freighter/ Three

Rescued, Nine Missing,

One Dead/ SAR/ Shanghai,

China


Wooden Boat/ Eight Dead/

Ishikawa, Japan

07 Jan – Incident/ Capsized

Wooden Boat Found/ Kyoto,

Japan


Cargo Vessel vs General Cargo

Vessel/ No Casualty/ Chiba

Port, Japan


Cargo Ship vs Barge/ Kanmon

Port, Japan


Cargo Ship vs Container Ship/

Oita Port, Japan

06 Jan – Collision/ Crude Oil

Tanker vs Bulk Carrier/ 32 Crew

Missing/ SAR/ East China Sea


Vessel vs Fishing Vessel/ 12

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Wenzhou,

China

22 Jan – Others/ Oil STS

Transfer Between NK And

Dominican Tankers/ East China

Sea

PHILIPPINES & SULU SEA



Meth/ RoRo/ Iloilo, Philippines

05 Jan – Collision/ Ferry vs

Cargo Ship/ Talisay City,

Philippines

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

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


Smuggling/ Rice/ Zamboanga,

Philippines

09 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical

Failure/ 96 Rescued/ Ferry/

SAR/ Mataja Island, Philippines

CELEBES SEA – NORTH SULAWESI

NORTH MOLUKU ISLANDS


14 Jan – One Local

Fishing Vessel/ Two Local


Fishing/ Pulau

Kerindingan, Malaysia


Speed Boat/ Eight Dead,

40 Rescued/ SAR/

Tarakan, Indonesia

21 Jan – Sea Theft/ Muara

Berau Anchorage,

Indonesia/ Barbados-

Flagged/ Bulk Carrier/

ATHOS/ Anchored

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

06 Jan – Attempted

Boarding/ Muara Berau

Anchorage, Samarinda,

Indonesia/ Bulk Carrier/

Cyprus Flagged/ ASALI/

Anchored


Boarding / Muara Berau

Anchorage, Samarinda,

Indonesia/ Bulk Carrier/

Marshall Islands-Flagged/

E.TRAVELER/ Anchored

JAVA SEA – MAKASSAR STRAIT – BALI SEA - FLORES SEA


07 Jan – Grounding/ Ferry/

Bakauheni, Indonesia

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT


Boarding/ Berhala Strait,

Riau, Indonesia/ Indonesia-

Flagged/ Tug Boat/ DABO

105/ Underway

01 Jan – Collision/

Passenger Cargo Vessel vs

Passenger Vessel/ No

Casualties/ Merak, Java

Island, Indonesia

01 Jan – Collision/ Bulk

Carrier/ Pier Gresik Port,

Indonesia

31 Jan – Wildlife

Smuggling/ Turtle Shells/

Makassar, Indonesia

27 Jan – Sunk-capsized/

General Cargo Vessel/ 20

Rescued/ No SAR/

Between Islands Kayuadi

And Jampea, Sulawesi,

Indonesia

ARAFURA SEA – BISMARCK SEA – SOLOMON SEA –

PHILIPPINE SEA (SOUTH) – BANDA SEA


28 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical

Failure/ No Casualties/ No

SAR/ Jayapura, Papua,

Indonesia

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

25 Jan – Drugs Smuggling/

Cannabis/ Speed Boat/

Jayapura, Indonesia

PACIFIC OCEAN - GUAM


Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

28 Jan – Recreational Incident/

Boat Capsized/ Two Rescued/

Hagatna, Guam

SAVU SEA – TIMOR SEA


Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

Not Available

NORTH BAY OF BENGAL


27 Jan – Attempted Sea

Theft/ Chittagong B

Anchorage, Bangladesh/

Bulk Carrier/ Marshalls

Islands-flagged/ BALTIC

PANTHER/ Anchored

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

15 Jan – Grounding/

Container Ship/ Chittagong

Port, Bangladesh

31 Jan – Sea Robbery/

Kutubdia Anchorage,

Bangladesh/ Bulk Carrier/

Hong Kong-flagged/ PORT

HAINAN/ Anchored 15 Jan – Incident/ Adrift/

Ro-Ro/ Saint Martin’s

Island, Bangladesh

05 Jan – Two Local Fishing

Vessel/ 16 Local Fishermen

Arrested / Illegal Fishing/

Gahirmatha Marine

Sanctuary, India


Ship vs Fishing Vessel/ One

Dead, One Injured, Four

Missing, Seven Rescued/

SAR/ Pauktaw Township,

Myanmar

02 Jan – Collision/ Tanker

vs Wharf/ No Casualties/ No

SAR/ Yangon River,

Myanmar

BAY OF BENGAL – INDIAN COAST


20 Jan - Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Fishing boat/ 10

Rescued/ SAR/ Malpe, India

16 Jan – Sunk-Capsized/ Fishing Boat/ 12 Rescued/

SAR/ Beypore Coast, India

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

07 Jan – Sea Theft/ 11 NM Off Gujarat, India/

Towed Tanker/ Tuvalu-Flagged/ ASL SCORPIO &

SHIP OCEAN 1/ Underway

11 Jan – Capsized/ Fishing Boat/ Maldives

SRI LANKA – PALK STRAIT (1/3)


03 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ 90kg of Cannabis,

4kg of Opium, 4kg of Hashish/ Velvetithurai

Coastal Line, Sri Lanka

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

16 Jan – Domestic Products Smuggling/

Gold/ Dinghy/ Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka

25 Jan – One Migrant From Sri Lanka/ India

23 Jan – Violent Confrontation/ Fishing

Vessels vs Navy Vessels/ Katchatheevu

Islet, Sri Lanka

06 Jan – Violent Confrontation/ Fishing

Vessels vs Navy Vessels/ Katchatheevu

Islet, Sri Lanka

15 Jan – Four Foreign Trawlers/ 16 Foreign

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Delft

Islands, Sri Lanka

24 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Vessel/ Eight

Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Delft

Island, Sri Lanka

16 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Five Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/

Nachchikuda, Sri Lanka

03 Jan – Two Foreign Fishing Trawlers/ 13

Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Delft

Island, Sri Lanka

27 Jan – Incident/ Mechanical Failure/ Three

Rescued/ SAR/ Delft Island/ Sri Lanka

28 Jan – Natural Resources Smuggling/ Gold/

Dinghy/ Urumalei, Sri Lanka

10 Jan – Natural Resources Smuggling/ 600g of

Gold/ Pesalai, Sri Lanka

04 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ 2.8kg of

Intoxicating Substance/ Jaffna, Sri Lanka



09 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel Arrested/ Six

Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing

Methods/ Vedithalativu Sea, Sri Lanka

16 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Four Local


Pesalai, Sri Lanka

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

25 Jan - One Migrant/ Fibre Glass Boat/

Rameswaram, India

27 Jan - Two Foreign Fishing Vessels/ 12

Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/

Thalaimannar, Sri Lanka

11 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Cannabis/ Mannar, Sri

Lanka

17 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Heroin/ Mannar, Sri

Lanka

02 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One Rescued/

Colombo Lighthouse, Sri Lanka

06 Jan – Two Foreign Fishermen Arrested/

Illegal Fishing Methods/ Balaptiya, Sri Lanka

09 Jan – Collision/ Container Vessel vs Fishing

Vessel/ Three Rescued, Three Dead, One

Missing/ SAR/ 13NM Off Dondra Light House, Sri

Lanka

13 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Cannabis/ Mannar, Sri

Lanka

17 Jan – One Foreign Dhow/ Three Foreign

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Mannar, Sri

Lanka

02 Jan – One Local Dinghy/ Three Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Ippantivu, Sri

Lanka

21 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ Three Local


Erumativu, Sri Lanka

25 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Turtle Meat & Eggs/

Negombo, Sri Lanka

01 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Conch Shell/ Wattala,

Sri Lanka

11 Jan – Drug Smuggling/ Tramadol/ Wellampitiya,

Sri Lanka

06 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One Rescued/ SAR/

Galle Harbour/ Sri Lanka



09 Jan – Drug Trafficking/ One kg of Cannabis/

Nelaweli, Sri Lankar

Sea Robbery /


Kidnap




box



Sea Theft

X


+ +ve info on MT

03 Jan – Wildlife Smuggling/ Thresher Shark/

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

29 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ Fishing Boat/ One

Fisherman Rescued/ SAR / 8.5NM Off


24 Jan – One Local Fishing Vessel/ One Local



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

31 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ Fishing Boat / One

Fisherman Rescued/ SAR / 37NM Off


25 Jan – Incident/ Medevac/ One Rescued/ No

SAR/ 100NM Off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

13 Jan – Illegal Fishing Methods/ Lankapatuna,

Sri Lanka

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


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