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Feb 2021

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MARSEC Incidents in IFC AOI

February 2021TOTAL

2021

Feb

2020

Feb

2019

Theft, Robbery and Piracy at Sea (TRAPS) 4 12 11 5

Maritime Terrorism (MT) 0 0 0 0

Maritime Incident (MI) 64 154 56 75

Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) 26 46 24 52

Contraband Smuggling (CS) 17 42 18 43

Irregular Human Migration (IHM) 8 12 6 8

Environmental Security (ENVSEC) 2 4 0 0

Cyber Security (CYBSEC) 0 0 0 0

Others 0 0 0 1

Total Number 121 270 115 184

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Number of Incidents (2019-2021)

2019 2020 2021

Observations

Statistics:

• Four TRAPS-MT incidents occurred in Feb 2021, including Sea Robbery

(3), Sea Theft (1).

• The number of incidents was lower by 50% compared to Jan 2021 (8), and

also only 36.4% of Feb 2020 (11).

Maritime Terrorism: NSTR

TRAPS.

• Two incidents happened during the Period of Darkness (PoD) and two at

daylight (in the Singapore Strait);

• Two incidents happened on vessels underway, one berthed and one

grounded;

• One violent Sea Robbery off Nawae Village, Papua New Guinea involved

six perpetrators, which robbed a grounded boat in waters off Nawae

Village, Papua New Guinea. A crew member was knifed and two men on

board were bashed up;

• One Sea Theft at the Philip Channel, Singapore Strait involved a crane

barge towed by a tug, which was boarded by two perpetrators while

underway. Once sighted by the crew, the perpetrators escaped. A search

on board the barge was carried out with no further sighting of the

perpetrators. Some shackles were stolen from the barge. No crew were

injured;

• One Sea Theft involved a vessel that was boarded by unknown

perpetrators while berthed at Port of Jakarta, Indonesia. Spare parts for

auxiliary machine were reported stolen;

• One Sea Theft involved a barge, towed by a Tugboat in the western part of

eastbound lane of TSS, Singapore Strait. While the perpetrators were

passing in total 150 kg of steel wire from the barge to the small boats, the

Indonesian Navy vessel KRI SIWAR (646) intervened and arrested the

perpetrators at 12:35 LT. No crew were injured.

Comments:

• The last incident off Nawae (PNG) was recorded in 2017, but this is the

second Sea Robbery reported in the same area. The last one was recored

off Alotau Town, Milne Bay. In both cases, the attacks are very violent;

• The last recorded incident for the Philip channel was 12 month earlier, in

February 2020. Six incidents were reported in 2019;

• No incidents were recorded for the port of Jakarta in 2020. 3 events were

reported in/off Jakarta in 2019;

• The reported incident in the Eastbound lane of TSS, Singapore Strait was

the fourth incident recorded in the same location in 2021.

Theft, Robbery and Piracy At Sea – Maritime Terrorism(TRAPS-MT)

Location of Incidents

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Observations

Statistics:

• A total of 64 maritime incidents were reported for the month of Feb

2021 which is 12.5% higher than Feb 2020 (56) but 14.7% lower than

Feb 2019 (75). Of the 82 vessels involved, 54 (66 %) were

unregistered vessels, the majority of these are fishing vessels.

• The largest number of maritime incidents were sunk-capsized with 13

(20.3%) followed by vessels detained with 11 (17.2%) and adrift with

7 (11%). Notably, there was a 57% increase for adrift and 66.7%

decrease for grounding compared to last month.

• In terms of location, the highest number of incidents occurred in

Malaysian territorial waters, 14 (21.9%), followed by Indonesia with 12

(19.8%) and Vietnam with 8 (12.5%). The number of incidents located

in Indian territorial waters, which recorded the 2nd highest number of

incidents last month with 14 (15.6%), dropped to 6 (9.4%).

• A total of 43 individuals were reported dead or missing for the month

which is significantly lower than last month (118) and Feb 2020 (101)

as can be seen in the graph. Notably, the number of casualties for

fishermen (21) has increased significantly from Feb 2020 which had

only six. There were 35 SAR Operations conducted which is

consistent with the same period last year.

Comments:

• Major contributors on the cause of incidents are unauthorized

anchoring, unauthorized entry and invalid documentations involving

foreign fishermen. This is due in large part to the concerted efforts of

the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) against

unauthorized anchoring, unauthorized entry and invalid

documentation in the waters off Malaysia marking vessels detained as

the 2nd highest on the list of incidents after sunk-capsized.

• The significant decrease of death/missing toll reflects the overall

decrease in maritime incidents for the period compared to last month.

Maritime Incidents (MI)

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2019 2020 2021


74

2717

101

51

105

10

64

33

89

123

118

38

59

118

43

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Monthly Death/ Missing Toll:FEB: 43

SEAFARERS FISHERMEN

No. of SAR: 35No. of MEDEVAC: 3No. of Rescued: 256

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MOB

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ADRIFT

VESSEL DETAINED

SUNK-CAPSIZED

Types of Maritime Incident

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Observations

Statistics:

• Total: 26 IUUF incidents were recorded in IFC’s AOI in Feb 2021.

This number is higher than in Jan 2021 and Feb 2020 by 6 (30%) and

2 (8.3%) respectively, but considered lower relatively than in Feb

2019 by 26 (50%) incidents.

• Local: IFC records 19 local incidents in Feb 2021. This figure is higher

than in Jan 2021 and Feb 2020 by 7 (58.3%) and 3 (18.7%) respectively,

but has dropped by 18 (48.6%) incidents from Feb 2019. Most of local

incidents took place in Malaysian, Philippines, and Indonesian waters by 7

(36.8%), 6 (31.6%) and 4 (21.1%) incidents respectively.

• Poaching: There are 7 poaching incidents recorded in Feb 2021

which is considered stable from the records in Feb 2020 (8) and

Jan 21 (8), but has decreased notably by 8 (53.3%) incidents

compared to Feb 2019. The largest proportion of poaching was

committed by Indonesian FVs by 3 (42.8%) incidents, while the

rest of involving flag of the vessels i.e. Malaysian, Vietnamese,

Chinese, and Sri Lankan FVs shared the same figure by 1

(14.49%) incident each.

Comments:

• In Feb 2021, the major proportion of IUUF incident remains in

SOM and the Philippines water.

• Whereas 36 local FVs of Malaysian, Philippines, and Indonesian

were detained in 17 incidents by the local respective authorities,

the majority of detained local FVs proportion is accounted for Sri

Lankan FV by 42 FVs in 1 incident with the arrest of 179 local

crew.

• 1 out of 7 poaching incidents that resulted in expulsion of FVs

which happened in Perak, Malaysia, committed by 7 Indonesian

FVs.

• Only 2 IUUF incidents, 1 local and 1 poaching, were recorded within

Indian-Sri Lankan-Maldives water. This downward trend in the recent

months could be attributed to MARSEC cooperative effort by the

regional states.

Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUUF)

2026

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40

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70

80

90


2019 2020 2021


Illegal Practices by Local Vessels or Licensed Foreign Vessels (19 incidents)

MALAYSIA

PHILIPPINES

INDONESIA

THAILAND

THAILAND

6 (31.6%)

7 (36.8%)

(Countries shown here represent the location of the vessels involved)

4 (21.1%)

1 (5.3%)1 (5.3%)

LOCAL (19)

POACHING (7)



Observations

Statistics:

Total: 17 incidents in Feb 2021, lower than Jan 2021 (25) and Feb

2019 (43) but similar to Feb 2020 (18).

Drugs : 5 incidents

• One seizure each: Malaysia – Ketum Leaves (400kg) ,Hong

Kong – Cocaine (80kg), Cambodia – Ketamine (464.5kg), Sri

Lanka – Cannabis (11.9kg), and Brunei – Meth (unknown

weights).

Tobacco : 5 incidents

• 2 seizures each: Indonesia and Philippines, one seizure in

Hong Kong.

Domestic Products : 7 incidents

• 3 Seizures in Indonesia, one seizure each in Philippines,

Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Brunei.

Fuel: 1 incident

• Diesel (20,000 litres) seized in Vietnam from a fishing vessel.

Wildlife: 2 incidents

• 2 seizures in Indonesia.

Natural Resources: 1 incident

• Mangrove wood(5,700 logs) seized in Indonesia.

Comments:

• The number of incidents involving beedi (tobacco) leaves,

cannabis, and turmeric has been relatively lower. This trend

may be explained by the import restrictions and consequent

shortages of these widely used domestic products.

• The number of incidents involving drug movements reported

lower than before. This trend may explained the imported

restrictions and the increased of drug-campaigns by the law

enforcement agencies.

Contraband Smuggling (CS)

25

17

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Number of Incidents (2019 – 2021)

2019 2020 2021

7 (33%)

5 (24%)

5 (24%)

2 (9%)

1 (5%) 1 (5%)

Type of Contraband

DOMESTIC PRODUCTS

DRUGS

TOBACCO

WILDLIFE

FUEL

NATURAL RESOURCES

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

1 (20%)

Type of Drug

CANNABIS

METH

COCAINE

KETUM LEAVES

KETAMINE



Observations

Statistics:

• The number of IHM incidents recorded for Feb

21 (8) is slightly higher than Feb 20 (6) and the

same as Feb 19 (8).

• IFC have observed 7 Human Smuggling

incidents and 1 Invalid Documentation

incident in Feb 21.

• The number of illegal migrants intercepted in

Feb 21 has risen to 190 from 71 recorded in

Jan 210.

• The majority of migrants were women with 116

identified compared with 77 males and four

unknown.

• The three major identified transit flows in Feb

were from Bangladesh to Malaysia / Indonesia,

Indonesia to Malaysia and Malaysia to Vietnam.

Comments:

• Two IHM incidents could be linked directly to

COVID-19 international travel restrictions with

migrants attempting to return home via illegal

means.

• Due to previous identified increase of Rohingya

maritime migration and favourable weather

conditions within the Bay of Bengal and Indian

Ocean, Rohingya maritime migration may

increase over the next five months.

Irregular Human Migration (IHM)

Numbers of Migrants Intercepted


Nationality/Ethnicity of Migrants

Number of Incidents (2019 – 2021)

90

56

34

4

4

1 1Rohingya

Indonesian

Vietnamese

Cambodian

Unknown

North Korean

Thai

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Observations

Statistics:

• Total: 2 Environment Security incidents were reported in

Feb 2021.

• Maritime Pollution: IFC recorded 2 liquid pollution

incidents in Feb 2021 which were same numbers of

types of violation compared to Jan 2021

• Maritime Illegal Exploitation: NSTR.

• Contagion: NSTR.

Comments:• In Feb 2021, It was observed that 2 liquid pollution

incidents stemmed from land based oil company which

contaminated to the sea.

• Since the commencement of 2021, liquid pollution under

Maritime Pollution is the common and only maritime

environment threat reported within IFC’S AOI by 4

(100%) incidents.

Environment Security (ENVSEC)

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2

3


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Number of Incidents (2021)

Types of Environment Security

MARPOL

MIE

CONTAGION

2 (100%)

MARITIME POLLUTION (2)


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LIQUID POLLUTION

Types of Violation

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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Malacca Strait


01 Feb – Vessel Detained/ Unauthorised

Anchoring/ Tug/ Off Pulau Dua, Pangkor

Island, Malaysia/ DB030221


Anchoring/ Tanker/ Off Kuala Selangor,

Malaysia/ DB030221


Anchoring/ Container Ship/ Off Kuala

Selangor, Malaysia/ DB030221

03 Feb – Drugs/ Ketum Leaves (400 kg)/

Unknown Vessel/ From Malaysia/ Off

Kuala Perlis, Malaysia/ DB050221

04 Feb – Invalid Documentation/ One

Thai, Four Cambodians/ Fishing Vessel/

Off Langkawi, Malaysia/ DB080221

06 Feb – Poaching/ One Indonesian

Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Foreign

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off

Pulau Jarak, Lumut, Malaysia/ DB080221

04 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel

Detained/ Five Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Langkawi,

Malaysia/ DB080221

05 Feb – Vessel Detained/ Invalid

Documentation/ Fishing Vessel/ Off

Kuala Kedah Estuary, Malaysia/

DB080221

06 Feb – Others/ Encroaching/ Nine

Fishing Vessels/ Off Pulau Perak,

Kedah, Malaysia/ DB080221


Detained/ Three Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Kuala



Detained/ Three Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Penang

Island, Malaysia/ DB160221


Entry/ Motor Yacht/ Off Aceh Besar

District, Aceh, Indonesia/ DB230221

19 Feb – MOB/ Bad Weather/ Fishing

Vessel/ One Dead/ SAR/ Off Pantai Labu

District, North Sumatra, Indonesia/

DB240221

Malacca Strait


17 Feb - Missing/ Cause Unknown/

Fishing Vessel/ One Missing/ SAR/ Off

Tanjung Piandang, Malaysia/ DB180221

18 Feb – Fire-Explosion/ Cause

Unknown/ Motor Yacht/ Seven Rescued/

SAR/ Off Langkawi, Malaysia/ DB220221


Anchoring/ Tanker/ Off Tanjung Gabang,


09 Feb – Local/ One Local Fishing

Vessel Detained/ Five Local Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Simeulue,

Aceh, Indonesia/ DB230221

10 Feb – Poaching/ Seven Fishing

Vessels Expelled/ Illegal Fishing/ Off

Pulau Perak, Malaysia/ DB220221

23 Feb – Local/ Three Fishing Vessels

Detained/ Six Unknown Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Sungai

Burung, Malaysia/ DB250221

21 Feb – Human Smuggling/ 28

Indonesian Migrants from Indonesia to

Malaysia/ Fishing Vessel/ Off Sumatera

Utara, Indonesia/ DB220221

27 Feb – Grounding/ Hit a Rock/ Cruise

Ship/ Four Rescued/ SAR/ Off Pulau

Lalang, Malaysia/ DB010321

25 Feb – Mechanical Failure/ Faulty

Engine/ Fishing Vessel/ Five Rescued/

SAR/ Off Pulau Redang, Malaysia/

DB010321

27 Feb – MARPOL/ Liquid/ Oil Spill/

Chevron/ Dumai Port, Riau, Indonesia/

DB030321

Singapore Strait & Approaches


03 Feb – Human Smuggling/ One

Indonesian Migrant from Indonesia

to Singapore/ Passenger Vessel/ Off

Sekupang, Batam, Indonesia/

DB040221

09 Feb – Sea Theft/ NING HAI TUO/

Tug and Barge/ China Flagged/

Underway/ Phillip Channel,

Singapore Strait

03 Feb – Poaching/ One Malaysian

Fishing Vessel Detained/ Five

Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing Methods/ Off Tanjung

Balai, Indonesia/ DB080221

05 Feb – Vessel Detained/

Unauthorised Entry/ Tanker/ Off

Tanjung Bulat, Malaysia/ DB080221


Indonesian Migrants going to

Malaysia/ Unknown Vessel/ Kota

Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia/ DB160221

10 Feb – Vessel Detained/

Unauthorised Activity/ Utility

Vessel/ Off Tanjung Piai, Malaysia/

DB161220

21 Feb – Sea Theft/ DANUM 50 and

TK LINAU 133/ Tug and Barge/

Malaysia Flagged/ Underway/

Eastbound Lane of TSS, Singapore

Straits/ DB220221

23 Feb – Fire-Explosion/ Cause

Unknown/ Speedboat and Barge/ Off

Batam, Indonesia/ DB240221

04 Feb – Natural Resources/

Mangrove Wood (5,700 Logs)/

Cargo Ship/ From Indonesia To

Malaysia/ Off Tanjung Balai

Karimun, Indonesia/ DB230221

20 Feb – Domestic Products and

Tobacco/ Alcohol and Cigarettes/

Small Boat/ Off Nongsa, Batam,

Indonesia/ DB240221

03 Feb – Domestic Products and

Tobacco/ Alcohol (100 Beer Cases)

and Cigarettes (152 Boxes)/

Speedboat/ Domestic Smuggling/

Off Batam, Indonesia/ DB230221

27 Feb – Human Smuggling/ Four

Unknown Migrants going from

Malaysia/ Unknown Vessel/ Off

Pontian, Malaysia/ DB040321

Andaman Sea & Gulf Of Thailand


8 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Three

Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Method/

Phang-Nga Bay, Phang-Nga Province, Thailand/

DB100221

16 Feb - MOB/ Cause Unknown/ Fishing Vessel/

One Missing/ SAR/ Off Prachuap Khiri Khan

Province, Thailand/ DB170221

18 Feb - MOB/ Work Accident/ Fishing Vessel/ One

Missing/ SAR/ Phuket Province, Thailand/

DB220221

20 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Cause Unknown/ Fishing

Vessel/ Four Dead, Five Rescued/ SAR/ Pranburi

Channel, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand/

DB220221

28 Feb - MOB/ Work Accident/ Fishing Vessel/ One

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Prachuap Khiri Khan Province,

Thailand/ DB010321

South China Sea


02 Feb - Local/ One Fishing Vessel

Detained/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Pulau

Gaya, Malaysia/ DB040221


Vietnamese Migrants going from

Malaysia to Vietnam/ Fishing Vessel/ Off

Ca Mau, Vietnam/ DB050221

05 Feb- Drugs/ Ketamine (464.5 Kg)/

Adrift/ To Cambodia/ Pouluwai Island,

Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia/

DB100221

09 Feb – Poaching/ One Fishing Vessel

Detained/ Five Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Lok Pisuk,

Tuaran, Malaysia/ DB110221


Detained/ Four Unknown Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off

Pulau Gaya, Malaysia/ DB080221

04 Feb - MEDEVAC/ Cause Unknown/

Bulk Carrier/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Nha Trang, Vietnam/ DB080221

06 Feb – MEDEVAC/ Bowel Obstruction/

Bulk Carrier/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Nha Trang, Vietnam/ DB080221

08 Feb – Adrift (Mechanical Failure)/

Engine Failure/ Container Ship/ Off Vung

Tau Container Port, Vietnam/ DB090221

11 Feb – Poaching/ One Vietnamese

Fishing Vessel Detained/ Seven

Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing/ Off Kuala Terengganu,

Malaysia/ DB160221

20 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Cause

Unknown/ Passenger Vessel/ Off

Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia/

DB220221


Documentation/ Fishing Vessel/ Off

Tok Bali Estuary, Malaysia/ DB250221

21 Feb – Allision (Mechanical Failure)/

Engine Failure/ Container Ship/ Off Ho

Chi Minh, Vietnam/ DB230221

18 Feb – Adrift/ Bad Weather/ Fishing

Vessel/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Semiun

Island, Indonesia/ DB240221


Documentation/ Tug and Barge/ Off

Tanjung Jerijih, Malaysia/ DB260221

26 Feb – Allision/ Cause Unknown/

Container Ship vs Fishing Vessel/ Eight

Rescued/ Off Binh Thuan Province,

Vung Tau, Vietnam/ DB030320

25 Feb – Domestic Products, Drugs/

Frozen Meat (50 boxes), Beer (66

cartons), Liquor (10 cartons), Meth/

Small Boat/ Off Negalang, Temburong,

Brunei/ DB010321

East China Sea – Yellow Sea


08 Feb - Collision/ Cause

Unknown/ Government

Vessel vs Commercial

Vessel/ Off Cape Ashizuri,

Kochi, Japan/ DB090221

16 Feb - Human Smuggling/

One DPRK Migrant going

from DPRK to ROK/ Off

Goseong, ROK/ DB180221

16 Feb – Poaching/ Two

Chinese Fishing Vessels

Detained/ 29 Foreign

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing/ Off Gageo Island,

South Jeolla Province, ROK/

DB180221

19 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Bad

Weather/ Fishing Vessel/ One

Dead, Four Missing, One

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Gyeongju,

ROK/ DB220221

23 Feb – Collision/ Cause

Unknown/ General Cargo

Ship vs Fishing Vessel/ Off

Honshu, Japan/ DB250221


South China Sea & Philippines (North)/ Philippine Sea


Cause Unknown/ Passenger Vessel/ 48

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Sabatang Island,

Batanes, Philippines/ DB100221

04 Feb - Damaged Hull/ Bad Weather/

Fishing Vessel/ Four Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Ly Son Island, Vietnam/ DB080221

03 Feb – Fire-Explosion/ Cause Unknown/

Fishing Vessel/ Eight Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam/ DB080221

09 Feb – Mechanical Failure (Adrift)/

Damaged Engine/ Tanker/ South China

Sea/ DB170221

19 Feb – Fire-Explosion/ Cause Unknown/

Tanker/ One Missing/ Off Quang Ngai,

Vietnam/ DB220221

16 Feb – Local/ Six Fishing Vessels

Detained/ 21 Local Fishermen Arrested/

Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Obando,

Bulacan, Philippines/ DB220221

24 Feb – Fuel/ Diesel Oil (20,000 litres)/

Small Boat/ Domestic Smuggling/ Off Hai

Phong, Vietnam/ DB260221

23 Feb - Drugs/ Cocaine (80kg)/ Container

ship/ From Peru to China/ Kwai Chung,

Hong Kong/ DB020321

26 Feb – Tobacco/ Cigarettes (1,650

cartons)/ Container Vessel/ From Poland

to Hong Kong/ Kwai Chung, Hong Kong/

DB030321

Philippines & Sulu Sea


04 Feb - Local/ Two Fishing Vessels Detained/

Ten Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing

Methods/ Off Zamboanga Sibuguay,

Philippines/ DB080221

03 Feb - Local/ Three Fishing Vessels

Detained/ Three Local Fishermen Arrested/

Illegal Fishing/ Off Libertad, Antique,


09 Feb - Sunk-Capsized/ Damaged Hull/ Small

Boat/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Off Tamuk Island,

Basilan, Philippines/ DB110221

05 Feb – Grounding/ Cause Unknown/ Cargo

Ship/ Off Cabilao Island, Loon, Philippines/

DB080221

10 Feb – Local/ Six Fishing Vessels Detained/

16 Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/

Off Sagay City, Negros Occidental,


13 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/

Eight Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing/ Off Caibiran, Biliran, Philippines/

DB160221

13 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/

One Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing/ Off Leyte, Philippines/ DB160221

24 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Rough Seas/


Caluya, Antique, Philippines/ DB010321

Philippines & Sulu Sea


18 Feb – Damaged Hull/ Hit a Floating Log/

Passenger Vessel/ 27 Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Bucas Grande Island, Surigao del Norte,


18 Feb – Adrift (Mechanical Failure)/ Engine

Failure/ Fishing Vessel/ Two Rescued/ SAR/

Off Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte,


20 Feb – Mechanical Failure/ Engine Failure/


Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental,


22 Feb – Tobacco/ Cigarettes (360 Master

Cases)/ Fishing Vessel/ From Indonesia to

Philippines/ Off Kalingalan Culuang, Sulu,


23 Feb – Domestic Products and Tobacco/

Cigarettes and Rice (20,000 sacks)/ Landing

Craft/ From Vietnam to Philippines/ Off Orion,

Bataan, Philippines/ DB260221

Celebes Sea – North Sulawesi North Maluku Islands



Detained/ Three Local Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/

Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia/

DB100221

14 Feb - Domestic Products/

Frozen Meat (300 kg)/ Small Boat/

From Malaysia/ Off Pulau Bohey

Dulang, Malaysia/ DB160221

14 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Rough

Seas/ Two Fishing Vessels/ Seven

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Gorontalo

Province, Indonesia/ DB220221

26 Feb – Local/ Two Fishing

Vessels Detained/ 10 Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/

Off Tanjung Manis, Malaysia/

DB010321

Java Sea – Makassar Strait– Bali Sea - Flores Sea


03 Feb – Grounding/ Bad

Weather/ Passenger Vessel/

Off Masalembu island,

Sumenep Regency, East

Java, Indonesia/ DB051220

13 Feb – Sea Theft/ ALS

JUVENTUS/ Container Ship/

Singapore Flagged/ Berthed/

Port of Jakarta, Indonesia/

DB180221

15 Feb – Missing/ Ran Out of

Fuel/ Fishing Vessel/ Two

Rescued/ Off Pangandaran,

Indonesia/ DB220221

16 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/

Rough Seas/ Fishing Vessel/

Four Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Cikidang Port, Pangandaran,

Indonesia/ DB22022114 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/

Cause Unknown/ Unknown

Vessel/ Three Missing, 14

Rescued/ SAR/ Sumenep

Regency, East Java,

Indonesia/ DB220221

14 Feb – Missing/ Rough

Seas/ Fishing Vessel/ One

Missing/ SAR/ Off Kaledupa

Island, Wakatobi Regency,

Indonesia/ DB220221

09 Feb – Domestic Products/

Used Clothes (537 Balls),

Textiles (5,800 Rolls)/ From

Malaysia to Indonesia/

Tanjung Emas Port,

Semarang, Indonesia/

DB220221

03 Feb – Wildlife/ Long-Tailed

Monkeys (19), Beavers (5)/

Passenger Vessel/ Domestic

Smuggling/ Off Pare-Pare,

South Sulawesi, Indonesia/

DB220221

03 Feb – Wildlife/ Parrots

(268)/ Passenger Vessel/

Domestic Smuggling/

Makassar Port, Indonesia/

DB220221

06 Feb – Local/ Four Fishing

Vessels Detained/ Four

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing Methods/ Off Pulau

Dua Laut, Indonesia/

DB020321


Molucca Sea – Halmahera Sea –Ceram Sea – Banda Sea

NSTR

Arafura Sea – Bismarck Sea – Solomon Sea – Philippine Sea (South) – Banda Sea


02 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Cause

Unknown/ Unknown Vessel/ 14

Missing/ SAR/ Off West New Britain,

Papua New Guinea/ DB051220

03 Feb – Sea Robbery/ MV GURIGA/

Unknown Vessel Type/ Unknown

Flag/ Grounded/ Off Nawae Village,

Papua New Guinea/ DB080221

02 Feb – Grounding/ Cause

Unknown/ Passenger Vessel/ Off

Yefmo Island, Raja Ampat, West

Papua, Indonesia/ DB160221

02 Feb – Local/ One Local Fishing

Vessel Detained/ 17 Local Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Banda Sea,

Indonesia/ DB230221

23 Feb – Adrift/ Bad Weather/ Fishing

Vessel/ 15 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Palau

islands, Oceania/ DB010321

Pacific Ocean - Guam


NSTR

Savu Sea – Timor Sea


NSTR

North Bay of Bengal


08 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Bad Weather/

Fishing Vessel/ 18 Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Thamee Hla Island, Myanmar/ DB111220


Cause Unknown/ Fishing Vessel/ Nine

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Puducherry, India/

DB080221

07 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Cause Unknown/

Small Boat/ Two Dead, Two Rescued/ Off

Killai, Cuddalore, India/ DB080221

17 Feb – Others/ Cause Unknown/ Fishing

Vessel/ Five Rescued/ SAR/ Off Chennai,

India/ DB180221

23 Feb – Fire-Explosion/ Electrical Short

Circuit/ Cargo Ship/ Eight Rescued/ SAR/

Off Kaw Ye Island, Myanmar/ DB261220

11 Feb – Human Smuggling/ 90 Rohingya

Migrants from Bangladesh/ Off Andaman,

India/ DB230121

27 Feb – Sunk-Capsized (Collision)/

Cause Unknown/ Cargo Ship vs Unknown

Vessel/ Off Mongla port, Bagerhat,

Bangladesh/ DB020320


Arabian Sea – Indian Coast

13 Feb - Fire-Explosion/ Cause Unknown/ Offshore Supply Vessel/

Three Dead, 15 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Mumbai, India/ DB160221

18 Feb – Sunk-Capsized (Collision)/ Cause Unknown/ Small Boat vs

Fishing Vessel/ Three Rescued/ Off Parappanagadi Coast, India/

DB240221

Sri Lanka – Palk Straits


15 Feb - Drugs/ Cannabis (11.9 kg)/ Small Boat/ To Sri

Lanka/ Off Uduththurei, Sri Lanka/ DB170221

15 Feb – Local/ 42 Local Fishing Vessel Detained/ 179

Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Sri Lanka/

DB160221

16 Feb – Domestic Products/ Turmeric (400kg)/ Small

Boat/ To Sri Lanka/ Off Mannar, Sri Lanka/ DB220221

27 Feb – Mechanical Failure/ Technical Failure/ Small

Boat/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Mannar, Sri Lanka/

DB010321

Central Indian Ocean


03 Feb – Poaching/ One Sri Lankan Fishing Vessel

Detained/ Five Sri Lankan Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing/ Off Gan. Addu City, Maldives/ DB050221

09 Feb - Collision/ Cause Unknown/ Unknown Vessel

vs Small Boat/ One Missing/ SAR/ Vizhinjam, India/

DB110221

10 Feb – MARPOL/ Liquid/ Oil Spill/ Travancore

Titanium Products Limited/ Contaminate Marine Life/

Thiruvananthapuram, Arabian Sea, India/ DB170221

15 Feb – Vessel Detained/ Unauthorised Entry/

Fishing Vessel/ Off Makunudhoo, Maldives/ DB170221

05 Feb – MEDEVAC/ Food Poisoning/ Bulk Carrier/

One Dead, 17 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Male, Maldives/

DB220221


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