IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 1 IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY INFORMATION FUSION CENTRE AFPN 6504 103 Tanah Merah Coast Road, #02-01 Singapore 498750Tel:+65 9626 8965 (Mobile) +65 6594 5728 (Office) Fax:+65 6594 5734 IFC_DO@defence.gov.sg www.infofusioncentre.gov.sg 3 August 15 INFORMATION FUSION CENTRE MARSEC WEEKLY REPORT 25 - 31 July 15 Figure 1: Location of Incidents in IFC Area of Interest For the period from 25 - 31 Jul 15, IFC received information as follows: IUU Fishing 9Piracy / Sea Robbery / Sea Theft 6 Irregular Human Migration 3Weapons Trafficking 0 Maritime Incident 12Contraband Trafficking 10 Natural Event 1Maritime Terrorism 0 Note:Oftheeventsabove,8IUUFishing,3IrregularHumanMigration,6MaritimeIncident,and5Contraband Trafficking incidents occurred outside of the reporting period. IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 2 IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY OVERVIEW OF INCIDENTS Piracy/Sea Robbery/Sea Theft 25Jul-SeaTheft/26NMEastofPulau Karimun Besar / SingaporeDetails:ASeaTheftincidentoccurredon board a Singapore-flagged Bulk Carrier atLat 013.48N,Long103.39.42E,26NMEast ofPulauKarimunBesar,on250200HJul15. Twoarmedperpetratorswerespottedstealing sparepartsintheengineroom.The perpetrators and their craft were not spotted by theanti-piracywatchmenandlookoutsduring theirapproachandboarding.Bridgewas informedandalarmwasraisedandthecrew mustered. The two perpetrators escaped from a smallspeedboat.Somesparepartswere reported missing. No injuries were reported. 26Jul- SuspiciousApproach/10.3nmEast of Pulau Karimun Besar / Panama Details:Asuspiciousapproachmadetothe Panama-flaggedCrudeOilTankeratLat01 04.7N,Long10336E,10.3nmEastofPulau Karimun Besar on 260540LT Jul 15. The ship master sighted a small boat between 15 20m in length, with white canopy astern of her. The boatspedoffandheadedtowardsNipa Anchorage. 26JulSeaRobbery/TamiangWaters, Aceh, Malacca Strait / IndonesiaDetails:ASeaRobberyincidentoccurredon boardaIndonesian-flaggedFishingVesselat Lat0453N,Long09837E,Tamiang Waters, Aceh, Malacca Strait, on 26 July. Two armed perpetrators went on board and threaten thecrewwithguns.Theytookvessels documents,electronicequipment,mobile phonesandfuelbeforefleeing.Crewwas unharmed. 27Jul-AttemptedSeaTheft/10.3nmEast of Pulau Karimun Besar / Panama Details:Anattemptedseatheftincident occurredonboardaPanama-flagged Chemical/ProductTankeratposition 01 03.60N10336.70E,10.3nmEastofPulau KarimunBesaron270110LTJul15.Ship reported3perpetratorsonboardat270110LT Jul 15 and conducted a search on board but no perpetratorswerefound.Nothingwasstolen and no injury to crew. 27 Jul - Attempted Sea Theft / 8nm West of Pulau Pemping / PortugalDetails:Anattemptedseatheftincident occurredonboardaPortugal-flaggedBulk CarrieratLat0104.4N,Long10339.7E,8 NMWestofPulauPempingon300300HJul 15.Thevesselreported4perpetratorson board the poop deck. Alarm was raised and the 4perpetratorsescapedandjumpedoverboard. Asearchwasconductedonboard.Nothing was stolen and no persons were injured. 31Jul-AttemptedSeaTheft/Philip Channel / CyprusDetails:AnattemptedseatheftincidentoccurredonboardaCyprus-flaggedBulk CarrieratpositionLat0106N,Long103 44E, 5nm West of P. Pemping on 310150H Jul 15. Ship reported presence of 5 perpetrators on board at 310150H Jul 15. Ship crew conducted asearchonboardwhichwascompletedat 310234HJul15.Noperpetratorswerefound, nothing was stolen and no injury reported. Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing27JulIllegalFishing/Detainedand Arrest/0.7NMoffKukupandPontian Waters / MalaysiaDetails:Threelocalfishingboatswere detained by the marine police for flouting their licensebyillegallyusingtrawlersoutsidethe permittedfishingzones.Theywerearrested 0.7nm off the Kukup and Pontian waters while fishing in the non-permitted zone. IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 3 IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Eventsoccurredoutsideofthereporting period: 7 Jul Illegal Fishing / Arrest / Arippu Sea / Sri Lanka Details:Naval craft arrested8 fishermen with 1FibreGlassDinghies(FGD)and10 monofilamentnetswhileengagedinillegal fishing in the Arippu sea area on 7 July 2015. 14 Jul Illegal Fishing / Arrest / The sea of Kokkuthuduwai in Mulativu / Sri Lanka Details: Naval craft arrested 14 persons with 6 FGDonthesuspicionoftheirengagementin illegal fishing in the seas of Kokkuthuduwai in Mulativuon14July2015.Onepurse-seine net,14CFLbulbsand5generatorswerealso taken into custody during the arrest. 21JulIllegalFishing/Arrest/Davao Gulf / Philippines Details: The first violator of this year's fishing baninDavaoGulfwascaughtlastJuly21. TheviolatorwasidentifiedasFishingBanca (F/BCA)ThreeSistersofLupon,Davao Oriental.21 Jul Illegal Fishing / Arrest / Waters of Barangay / Philippines Details:A33grosstonfishingboatwas apprehended by the Philippine Coast Guard in Palawanon21Julyduetoseveralmaritime violationsinthevicinitywatersofBarangay Calindangan, Aracelo. F/BCA Shiela HPV and its10crewmembershavenocoastwise license. Its boat captain likewise has no license and there was no marine diesel mechanic, and all crew were operating unlicensed. 23 Jul Illegal Fishing / Arrest / Tonle Sap / CambodiaDetails:Military police and Fisheries officials inSiemReapprovinceonThursdayarrested 11ethnicVietnamesefishingillegallyonthe TonleSap.The11personnelwereusing outlawedelectrocutionequipmentandsmall-hole nets in an area threatened by over fishing. 24JulIllegalFishing/KRIClurit CapturedTwoIllegalFishingVessel/in Natuna Waters / Indonesia Details:IndonesiaNavyShiparrestedtwo illegalVietnamesefishingvesselsfound conductingIUUfishingintheNatunaWaters (04 39N 108 33E).24JulIllegalFishing/MMEADetainedCloned Fishing Boat / Water of Bambangan Island/ Malaysia Details: MMEA detained a cloned fishing boat mannedby14fishermenfromVietnaminthe watersofPulauBambangannearKudat.The boatwasfoundwithfakeregistrationnumber and documents. 24JulIllegalFishing/Detainedand Arrest / Near Kendi Island/ Malaysia Details:TwelveIndonesiansintwofishing vesselsweredetainedbythemarinepolice nearPulauKendiforfishinginMalaysian waters illegally. The vessels were also seized. Irregular Human MigrationEventsoccurredoutsideofthereporting period: 21JulHumanTrafficking/Bongao, Tawi-tawi / Philippines Details:A37-yearoldvictimwasrescued from human trafficking by a composite rescue teaminBongao,Tawi-TawionJuly21.The victimMariaVictoriaSarcoCernawasfound onboardMVTrishaKerstin2whileen-route from Zamboanga City bound for Bongao. 22Jul12PinayTraffickingVictims Rescued / Menado / Indonesia Details:Philippineofficialswereableto rescue12Filipinavictimsofahuman traffickingsyndicatewhobroughtthemto Manado,Indonesiawhileen-routetothe Middle East.IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 4 IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 23 Jul Working Without Permit / Arrest / Coast of Sattahip / Thailand Details: A Patrol Vessel caught up with a boat 2nmoffthecoastofSattahipnearJanIsland and arrested its Captain and 3 Cambodian men who were working without a permit. Maritime Incidents26JulDrownedorMurder/Watersoff Kampot Province / Cambodia Details: Conflicting stories surround the death ofaCambodianfishermaninwatersoff Kampotprovince.Awitnesssaidhewas brutallymurderedbyaVietnamesecrew followingtensionsoverillegalfishing,but Cambodian authorities insist he drowned in an accident. 27JulCapsizedorRanAground/48 Vietnamese safe / Waters off South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang / China Details:Atotalof48Vietnamesecrew members of six cargo ships have been saved in watersoffsouthChina'sGuangxiZhuang Autonomous Region.The Vietnamese vessels hadeithercapsizedorranagroundinthesea near the city of Fangchenggang due to stormy weather and huge waves.28JulDisabledandAdrift/Philippine Sea / 120nm East of Kagoshima Details:OnJuly28,2015,abulkcarrierwas reporteddisabledandadriftinthePhilippine Sea120nmeastofKagoshimanear Nakonoshima Island. The bulk carrier was en-route from Point Samson to Oita.29 Jul Disabled and Adrift/ 31 Crew Safe / Sea Near Paracels / Vietnam Details:Asalvageshiprescuedafishing vesselwith31crewmemberswhichwas founddriftingatseaneartheParacels.The fishingboat'senginehadbrokendown, leavingthevesseladriftonroughseasforthe days. 30JulBoatCapsized/OneMissing/ Batang Sadong, Kuching / Malaysia Details:A13-year-oldboyfearedtohave drownedwhenaboatheandfiveotherswere travelling in capsized after being hit by a barge at Batang Sadong in Simunjan. 30 Jul Bulk Carrier / Aground / 30km Off Man Aung Area, Rakhine State / Myanmar Details:ABulkCarrierranagroundontoa reef30kmoffthebeachofManAungarea, RakhineState,Myanmar,onJuly30,dueto bad weather. Crew were reported to be still on board and stranded on the vessel. Currently the MyanmarNavyisconductingrescue operations,butarefacingchallengesdueto roughweather.Rescueoperationisstillon going.Eventsoccurredoutsideofthereporting period: 7 Jul Fishing Boat Capsized / Crew saved / Sea Off Davao Oriental / PhilippinesDetails:Three fishermen survived a three-day ordealatseaoffDavaoOrientalafterbig wavescapsizedtheirfishingboat.Apassing foreignvesselrescuedthethree84nautical miles off Lawigan in Mati, Davao Oriental. 22 Jul Capsized Motor Banca / Waters of Roxas, Palawan / Philippines Details:CoastGuardSubStationRoxas rescuedthreefishermenfromtheircapsized motorbancaatthevicinitywatersofRoxas, PalawanonJuly22.Strongwindsandbig wavescausedtheirfishingbancatocapsize. Theteamrescuedthethreefishermenon board,whowereallingoodphysical condition.23JulFreighterCapsizedAfterCollision withTanker/WusongArea,Shanghai, Yangtze River / China Details:AGeneralcargovesselcollidedwith a tanker at around 0100 LT July 23 in Wusong IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 5 IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY area,Shanghai,YangtzeRiver.TheGeneral Cargo vessel suffered breaches on her portside withwateringressanddangerofsinking. Tankersufferedbowdamages,butnowater ingressandnocargoleakreported.Tanker wasdockedshortlyaftercollisionwhilethe GeneralCargovesselwastakentoanchorage but was reportedly listed due to small leakage. Crew were safe. 19JulFishingBoatSprungLeakand Sank/BaganSungaiKajangBeach/ Malaysia Details:Six members while on a worshipping tripdrownedwhentheiroverloadedfishing boatsprungaleakandsankthreenautical milesfromBaganSungaiKajangbeach.The policesaidthattheboatwasnotingood enoughconditiontobetakenouttoseaand that the man at the helm was not qualifiedfor the task.21JulCrewsRescued/HongKong Waters / China Details: Crews of four freighters were rescued byHKAirRescueoffHongKongduringthe nightandinthemorningJuly21.Nodetails onvesselscondition.Vesselsindistress identifiedasaGeneralCargovesselZhong Chuan19,GeneralCargovesselJinTaiYi3, GeneralCargovesselHeHang233and General Cargo vessel Hong Hai 286. 23JulSink/FourChineseSailors Rescued / Hong Kong Waters / China Detail:FourChinesesailorsfellintothesea before dawn as choppy waves caused their 50-metre-long cargo vessel to list to one side and eventuallysank.ThefourmainlandChinese men were navigating in Hong Kong waters on theirwaytoDongguan,Guangdongprovince, whentheywerehitbybigwavesatabout 230515LT.Allfourweresavedbymarine police and ferried to Tuen Mun Hospital. Natural Event26JulStrongQuake/NoTsunami Warning / South of East Java / Indonesia Details:Astrongunderseaearthquakehit Indonesia's main island of Java on 26 July, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage,andnotsunamiwarningwasissued.TheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurveysaidthe magnitude-6.0quakewascentred93 kilometres(58miles)southoftheEastJava provincetownofKrajanTambakrejo,ata depth of 59 kilometres (37 miles). Contraband Trafficking25JulRecover94KgofSeaCucumber/ Hidden at Karadakkuli / Sri Lanka Details:SriLankaNavyShiprecovered94 kilogramsofseacucumberpackedin2 polysackbagsatKaradakkuliyabeachin Mullikulamon25July2015.Therecovered itemswerehandedovertotheAssistant FisheriesDirector(Puttalam)forfurther action. 25JulCGA/AllegedSmugglingRing Busted/IslandofKinmen/HongKong, China Details:TheCoastGuardAdministration (CGA) busted an alleged smuggling ring in the outlyingislandofKinmen,China.Three TaiwanesefishermenandtwoChinese nationalsweredetainedandquestioned,and the cargo was seized. The contraband included different goods and foodstuffs. 27JulOilSmuggling/ThaiBoat/ Vietnamese waters Details:Vietnamesecoastguardsfound containerswithillegaldieselontwoThai boatswhichweresellingtotwoVietnamese fishing boats on July 24. One of the Thai boats wascarryingaround100,000litresofdiesel withthreeThaipeopleandfourCambodians aboard.Theother,whichwascarrying IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 6 IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 300,000litresoftheoil,hadsixCambodians, togetherwithfourThaiandaLaoperson. Theycouldnotproducelegaldocumentsfor the oil. 28JulRiceSmuggling/WestCoastof Zamboanga/ Philippines Details:Policehadinterceptedandseizeda shipmentofsmuggledricewithanestimated valueofP300,000andarrestedthreepersons around0900LTattheshoreofPurok2inthe villageofSinunucinZamboangaCity.The sacks of rice are being unloaded from a small-typewatercraftlocallyknownasjungkung. Policemenconfiscatedajungkungmarked Marwhizaloadedwitharound300sacksof rice of 25 kilos each. The new modus operandi ofthesmugglersisthattheymoorthevessel loadedwithriceatthehighseasanduse jungkung to transport the cargo to the shore to avoid detection. 30Jul5CroreSmuggledGoodsSeized/ Chennai / India Details: Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI)seizedacontrabandworth 5.20crorewhichwassmuggledincontainers throughChennaiPort.DRIofficialstracked twocontainersshippedfromMalaysiain whichthegoodswerehidden.Theseized itemsincludedIndonesianclovecigarettes, LEDTVsets,hometheatresystems,ACs, DVDhometheatresystems,soaps,perfumes, andfoodsupplements.DRIarrestedone Mathivananandremandedhimtojudicial custody. Eventsoccurredoutsideofthereporting period: 6JulDrugSmuggling/SeaNorthWest Mannar / Sri Lanka Details:SriLankaNavyShiparrestedfour Indiannationalswithapproximately46 kilogramsofCannabis(KeralaGanja)whilst transferring from India to Sri Lanka in the seas northwestofMannarintheearlyhoursof6 July.10JulDrugSmuggling/FourSuspects Arrested/ Iloilo / Philippines Details: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested four suspected drug pushers in a buy-bustoperationpast0300LTafterP600,000 worthofshabu(methamphetamine)was seized from them.21 Jul Cigarettes Smuggling / Miri / Malaysia Details:MalaysianMaritimeEnforcement Agency(MMEA)bustedanattemptto smugglesixcontainersfilledwith27million sticksofcontrabandcigarettesworthRM32.9 millioninMiri.CargovesselUlticom93, carrying135,200cartonsofthesmuggled goods of various brands, was intercepted at 3.5 nauticalmilesoffMiriRiverestuarybyan eliteMMEAtaskforcefromKualaLumpur (Starteam)andlocalMMEAenforcement officers. 23JulDrugSmugglinginFrozenTuna/ Kaohsiung Port / Taipei Details:Taiwanseizedastashof amphetaminesworthmorethan1.4billion (RM40 million) hidden in frozen tuna cargoes at Kaohsiung port. The two containers headed forJapan'sShimizuportheld138kgofthe drugwhichwashiddeninplasticbagsand stuffed into the bellies of the fish. So far three peoplehavebeendetainedinconnectionwith the case. 24JulCharcoalSmugglingGang/ Shenzhen / Hong Kong, China Details:ShenzhenCustomsofficershave apprehended11peoplesmuggling2,834tons ofcharcoalintooverseasmarketsthrough Hong Kong. The smugglers put large amounts of charcoal into small packages. They then hid theminships'cargostoescapecustoms inspection. The charcoal was then re-packaged in Hong Kong and shipped to Japan and South Korea. IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY 7 IFC RELEASABLE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY Recommendations IFC Advises: 1.AllmarinerstoreportanyincidentstimelytothenearestcoastalstateandIFCattheearliest possible time. 2.Ships moving at slow speed or choosing to remain at anchor inareas where sea robbery/theft is regularly reported to be vigilant and to adopt necessary security measures. 3.Allmarinerstotakenoteonthedescriptionoftheperpetratorsandtotakephotosofthe perpetrators if possible. 4.ShippersandSeafarersoperatinginSuluSeaandinvicinityofEastSabahWatersarestrongly recommendedtobevigilantandtoestablishcontactwithbothMalaysianandPhilippines Authorities to report their presence. 5.Shippers are advised to take note that al-Qaeda, in its recently launched English language online magazine Resurgence, has called for the disruption of global trade and shipping through acts of piracy,amongothertactics.Shippersarethereforeadvisedtoexercisevigilanceandtoadopt self-defensivemeasuresasstatedinBMP4,especiallywhentransitingnarrowchokepointsand known sea robbery/piracy hot spots. Note:Informationhereinwasderivedfromvariousinternalandexternalsourcessuchas FocalPoints,OPCENsandothermaritimestakeholders.Shippersshouldremainvigilant especially in areas where the threat level is assessed to be above one in accordance with the IFCSpotCommentary2/14andIFCquarterlyassessmentreport.Shipsshouldapplythe appropriatesecuritymeasures(suchasBMP4orTugsandBargeGuide).Shipmasters shouldalsobeawareandrefertotheMaritimeSecurityChartsQ6112andQ6113,both published by the UK Hydrographic Office. CONTACT In case of any doubt, incident at sea, suspicious approach or unusual observed activity at sea, please contact IFC:IFC Duty Officer:Email :IFC_DO@defence.gov.sg or ifc_do@infofusioncentre.gov.sg Tel :+65 9626 8965 (Mobile) +65 6594 5728 (Office) Fax :+65 6594 5734 TheIFCseeksyourobservationsinthecourseofyournormalbusiness.TheIFCwouldliketo remindmarinerstobemindfulofnationalandinternationallaws,companyandotherpolicy requirementsandalsohealthandsafetyobligations,whilstrecordingtheseobservations.The reporting of such events to IFC does not absolve you of your obligations towards coastal/ port/ flag authorities.