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IFC MONTHLY MAPFeb 2020

MARSEC Incidents in IFC AOI

Feb 2019TOTAL

2020Feb2019

Feb2018

Theft, Robbery and Piracy at Sea (TRAPS) 11 21 5 7

Maritime Terrorism (MT) 0 1 0 0

Maritime Incident (MI) 56 124 75 49

Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUU) 24 58 52 25

Contraband Smuggling (CS) 18 31 43 24

Irregular Human Migration (IHM) 6 7 8 2

Others 0 0 1 3

Total Number 115 242 183 110

126 115

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

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

Number of Incidents (2018-2020)

2018 2019 2020


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Observations

• IFC recorded 11 incidents (including two Sea Robberies,

eight Sea Thefts and one Attempted Action) involving

vessels underway during Period of Darkness (PoD) in Feb

2020. 5 out of 11 incidents occurred at Singapore Strait,

four incidents at Kakinada and Navabandar (India) and two

incidents at Kutubdia (Bangladesh). There is an increase of

incidents in the same period compared to statistics

recorded in Feb 2018 (7) and Feb 2019 (5).

• Singapore Strait and approaches The five incidents (one

Sea Robbery, three Sea Thefts and one Attempted Action)

involved perpetrators targeting Bulk Carriers, Tanker and

Tug & Barge transiting eastbound lane of Traffic Separation

Scheme during POD. Modus operandi observed were

consistent i.e. targeting ship’s stores/spares/crew

belonging (from big vessel) and scrap metal (from tug and

barge). One of the incident occurred on a Bulk Carrier

involved the use of knife by perpetrator.

• Kakinada and Navabandar (India) Vessels such as

Offshore Support Vessels and Tankers were targeted

during PoD in anchorages. Modus operandi observed were

consistent i.e. targeting anchored vessels.

• Kutubdia (Bangladesh) Tug and Barge were targeted by

perpetrators for ship equipment, such as rope, in the two

recorded incidents (one Sea Robbery and one Sea Theft).

One incident occurred during POD while the other during

hours of daylight. One incident involved the use of knives

by perpetrators.

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

Location of Incidents

6

4

11

4

910 10

9 9

15

11 11

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Incident Type (Last 12 months)

Suspicious Activity/ Approach Attempted Actions

Sea Theft Sea Robbery

Kidnap-Hijack/ Piracy/ Attack MT

Total

1

2

2

2

2

2

0 1 2 3 4 5

Dead Vessel

Tug

Tug and Barge

Support Vessel

Tanker

Bulk Carrier

Type of Vessel Attacked

Number of Attacked Vessel

11 11

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16



2018 2019 2020



Observations

• 56 maritime incidents were reported for Feb 2020,

comparing to 75 in Feb 2019, a 25% decrease and 49 in

Feb 2018, a 14% increase.

• Of the 69 vessels involved, 22 (32%) are registered

vessels consisting mostly of tankers, general cargo ships

and bulk carriers. 47 (68%) are unregistered vessels

generally consisting of small boats, fishing vessels and

local passenger vessels.

• 3 Collision and 1 Allision incidents, involving 1 registered

and 8 unregistered vessels. Causes for collisions are still

unknown while the allision incident was due to strong

wind. Similar to January, the vessels involved consist of

passenger, cargo and fishing vessels.

• 2 Grounding incidents occurred due to engine failure and

bad weather of which, 1 registered (Bulk Carrier) and 1

unregistered (Cargo Ship).

• 9 Sinking or Capsizing incidents, mostly due to bad

weather, water ingress, overloading, or engine failure, by

2 registered and 7 unregistered vessels were recorded.

Similar to Jan 2020, Small Boat and Fishing vessels

were involved.

• 15 vessels were Detained due to unauthorized activities,

UN Sanction, lack of necessary documents and Illegal

ship-to-ship transfer. Similarly to Jan 2020, Fishing

Vessels, Tankers, Bulk Carrier and Small Boats were

involved.

• 12 Mechanical Failure incidents due to engine failure,

faulty gearbox, propeller entanglement and bad weather

occurred on 2 Registered (General Cargo and Bulk

Carrier) and 10 Unregistered (Small Boat, Passenger,

Yacht, Sailing, Cargo and Fishing) vessels were

recorded. Vessels involved were largely comparable to

Jan 2020.

• The number of Deaths (30) arises is higher as compared

to Jan 2020 (17) or to Feb 2019 (19).

Maritime Incidents (MI)

68

56

0

25

50

75

100

125


Number of Maritime Incidents

2018 2019 2020

35

68

36

53

70

142

113

49 55

74

2717

101

0

40

80

120

160

FEB19

MAR19

APR19

MAY19

JUN19

JUL19

AUG19

SEP19

OCT19

NOV19 DEC

19

JAN20

FEB20

Monthly Death/ Missing Toll:February: 101

SEAFARERS FISHERMEN OTHER SEA USERS TOTAL


15

12

9

6

5

3

3

2

2

2

1

0 4 8 12 16

VESSEL DETAINED

MECHANICAL FAILURE

SUNK-CAPSIZED

MEDEVAC

OTHERS

MISSING

COLLISION

WORK ACCIDENT

GROUNDING

FIRE-EXPLOSION

ALLISION

Types of Maritime Incident


Nr of SAR: 32Nr of MEDEVAC: 6Nr of Rescued: 282


Observations

• There were 24 IUU fishing incidents in Feb 2020, which is

4% (1) lower and 53% (28) lower than Feb 2018 and Feb

2019 respectively. The number of IUU fishing incidents

reported in Feb 2020 is also 29% (10) lower than Jan

2020.

• According to the statistic of IUU incidents as shown in Jan

2020 and Feb 2020, IFC found that the number of

incidents in Feb 2020 decreases significantly compared to

the number in Jan 2020. The outbreak of the COVID-19 in

China and nearby countries could impact the statistic in

Feb 2020 in terms of the declining number.

Local

• The number of Local IUU Fishing incidents recorded in

Feb (16) 2020 has decreased by 33%, as compared to the

figures recorded in Jan (24) 2020.

• Out of 16 incidents involving Illegal Practices by Local

Vessels, the majority of these incidents occurred in

Philippine and Sri Lankan waters .

Poaching

• The number of Poaching IUU Fishing incidents recorded

for Feb (8) 2020 has slightly decreased by 20% as

compared to the figures recorded in Jan (10) 2020.

• Out of a total of 8 incidents involving Poaching by Foreign

Vessels, Indian and Malaysian vessels contributed to the

majority of these incidents in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India,

Bangladesh and Thailand waters.

Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUU)

3424

0102030405060708090


2018 2019 2020


PHILIPPINES

SRI LANKA

MALAYSIA

50%

(8)

6%

(1)

44%

(7)

LOCAL (16)

POACHING (8)

Locations of Incidents

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


Illegal Practices by Local Vessels or Licensed Foreign Vessels

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Observations

The number of incidents reported this month was slightly

higher than previous month but lower than the two

previous years in the same period.

Drugs: 10 incidents

• Sri Lankan Navy seized 66 kg of Meth and 74 kg of

Heroin from two domestic trawler off Galle.

• The Malaysian General Operation Force(GOF)

seized 300 kg of Ketum Leaves on a small boat

attempted to enter Thailand.

• The Indonesia navy also seized 11 packages of

Meth and Ecstasy 63,000 pills on a fishing vessel

from Malaysia.

• Sri Lankan navy seized fives cases of Cannabis this

months with approximately total 674.2 kg from

fishing vessels.

Tobacco: 2 incidents

• Malaysia Customs apprehended 2 cases from a

container vessel and an unknown vessel with total

cigarette of 66,200,000 sticks.

Domestic Products: 2 incidents

• The Philippine coast guard seized 9,000 sacks of rice

on a small boat from Malaysia.

• MMEA also seized sugar, gas cylinder and frozen food

in a cargo vessel attempted to smuggle to Indonesia.

Natural Resources: 3 incidents

• 14.035kg of Gold was seized by Sri Lankan navy in a

small boat in the sea area of Madagal.

Fuel: 1 incident

• The Malaysian Sabah Marine Police seized 450,000

litres of diesel in a bunkering Tanker on 22 Feb 2020.

Contraband Smuggling (CS)

12

18

0

10

20

30

40

50

60


2018 2019 2020

56%(10)

17%(3)

11%(2)

11%(2)

5%(1)

Types of Contraband

Drugs

Natural Resources

Tobacco

Domestic Products

Fuel

50%(5)

30%(3)

10%(1)

10% 1)

Type of Drug

Cannabis

Meth

Heroin

Other



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Observations

• There has been an increase in IHM incidents

reported in Feb 2020 compared to Jan 2020 but is

slightly lower in contrast to the same period in 2019

(8). Reports have identified that 4 cases were

Human Smuggling, whereas 2 cases were Human

Trafficking.

• The number of migrants intercepted is higher

compared to Feb 2019, with an increase marked at

170% (+181).

• Statistics have shown that 70.2% of the migrants are

Rohingya, whereas 27.3% are Filipino migrants,

while the remaining 1.1% are Indian migrants or

unknown.

• It can be assessed that migrants move in large

numbers as regular migration is difficult and

expensive.

• Weather conditions and moon phases for Feb are

mostly dry and bright, making it favourable for

migrant activities at sea.

• A majority of the Rohingya or Filipino migrants were

reported to have been ‘lured’ by traffickers towards

Malaysia. Reports also stated that traffickers

generally lure migrants by promising better lives

overseas.

Irregular Human Migration (IHM)


1

6

2

289

Nationality/ Ethnicity Of Migrants

Number of Incidents (2018-2020) Location of Incidents

Numbers Of Migrants Intercepted


Rohingya

Filipino

Indian

Unknown

3 (1.1%)

203 (70.2%)

79 (27.3%)

4 (1.3%)

Malacca Strait


09 Feb - Poaching/ One Malaysian

Vessel Detained/ Five Foreign

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off

Belawan, Indonesia/ DB140220

15 Feb - Mechanical Failure/ Faulty

Gearbox/ Small Boat/ Four Rescued/

SAR/ Off Sungai Baru, Malaysia/

DB180220

19 Feb – Missing/ Cause Unknown/

Small Boat/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Batu

Pahat, Malaysia/ DB210220

19 Feb - Work Accident/ Poisonous Gas/

Trawler/ Two Dead, Two Rescued/ SAR/

Sungai Besar, Malaysia/ DB240220

22 Feb - Mechanical Failure/ Engine

Failure/ Yacht/ Five Rescued/ Off

Bengkalis Island, Indonesia/ DB250220

21 Feb – Drugs/ Meth (11 packages) and

Ecstasy Pills (63,000 Pills)/ Fishing

Vessel/ From Malaysia To Indonesia/ Off

Meranti Islands, Indonesia/ DB250220

22 Feb – Poaching/ One Malaysian

Fishing Vessel Detained/ Five Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off

Medan City, Indonesia/ DB260220

Singapore Strait & Approaches


03 Feb - Sea Theft/ CREST ONYX/

Tug/ Indonesia Flagged/ Anchored/

Off Batam, Indonesia/ DB060220

07 Feb - Sea Theft/ Tug & Barge/

Sung Fatt 27 & Sung Fatt 32/

Malaysian Flagged/ Underway/ Off

Karimun Besar Island, Indonesia/

DB130120

09 Feb - Sea Robbery/ New Spirit/

Bulk Carrier/ Marshall Islands

Flagged/ Underway/ Eastbound lane

of Traffic Separation Scheme in

Singapore Strait/ DB100220

09 Feb - Sea Theft/ SWARNA

JAYANTI/ Tanker/ India Flagged/

Underway/ Eastbound lane of

Traffic Separation Scheme in

Singapore Strait/ DB100220

08 Feb - Vessel Detained/

Unauthorized Anchoring/ Tanker/

Off Bintan, Indonesia/ DB120220


Unauthorized Anchoring and

Insufficient Manning/ Tanker (2)/ Off

Tanjung Penyusop, Malaysia/

DB140220


Unauthorised Activity/ Bulk Carrier/

Labuan, Malaysia/ DB170220

15 Feb – Vessel Detained/

Unauthorised Activity/ Offshore

Supply Ship/ Off Tanjung Penawar,

Malaysia/ DB200220

15 Feb – Vessel Detained/

Unauthorised Activity/ Tanker/ Off

Tanjung Penyusop, Malaysia/

DB200220

03 Feb - Tobacco/ Cigarettes

(62,640,000 sticks)/ Container

Vessel/ To Malaysia/ Tanjung

Pelepas, Malaysia/ DB190220

28 Feb - Attempted Actions/

Western Seattle/ Bulk Carrier/

Philippines Flagged/ Underway/

Phillip Channel/ DB280220

19 Feb - Sunk-Capsized/ Bad

Weather/ Small Boat/ One Missing,

Three Rescued/ SAR/ Off Batam,

Indonesia/ DB280220

Andaman Sea & Gulf Of Thailand


10 Feb - Collision/ Cause Unknown/ Speed Boat vs

Speed Boat/ Two Dead/ SAR/ Off Phuket, Thailand/

DB120220

14 Feb – Poaching/ Four Vietnamese Fishing

Vessels Detained/ 21 Foreign Fishermen Arrested/

Illegal Fishing/ Off Kra Island, Nakhon Si Thamarat

Province, Thailand/ DB170220

25 Feb - Mechanical Failure/ Engine Failure/

Sailing Vessel/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Phuket,

Thailand/ DB260220

19 Feb - Sunk-Capsized/ Water Ingress/

Speedboat/ Four Rescued/ SAR/ Off Sattahip,

Thailand/ DB250220

24 Feb – Fire-Explosion/ Engine Malfunction/

Cargo Vessel/ Phuket, Thailand/ DB260220

27 Feb - Vessel Detained/ Suspected UN Sanction/

Tanker/ Off Koh Tang, Cambodia/ DB030320

26 Feb – Sunk-Capsized, Mechanical Failure/

Engine Failure/ Fishing Vessel/One Missing, Six

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Racha Noi Island, Thailand/

DB280220

South China Sea


01 Feb - Tobacco/ Cigarettes (3.56

million sticks)/ Unknown Vessel/ To

Malaysia/ Sarawak, Malaysia/

DB050220

22 Feb - Drugs/ Ketum Leaves (300kg)/

Small Boat/ From Malaysia to Thailand/

Wakaf Zin River, Malaysia/ DB25022022 Feb - Fuel/ Diesel (450,000 Litres)/

Bunkering Tanker/ From Malaysia/


21 Feb - Local/ One Fishing Vessel

Detained/ Three Local Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Kampung

Numbak, Malaysia/ DB240220

22 Feb - Drugs/ Meth (175g)/ Eight

Speedboats/ Labuan, Malaysia/

DB020320

14 Feb - Vessel Detained/ Unauthorised

Anchoring/ Four Fishing Vessels/


South China Sea & Philippines (North)/ Philippine Sea



Detained/ Four Local Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Manila Bay,

Philippines/ DB170220

25 Feb - Missing/ Rough Seas/ Small

Boat/ Two Missing/ SAR/ Burgos, Ilocos

Norte, Philippines/ DB020320

23 Feb - Vessel Detained/ Falsifying AIS

Data/ Bulk Carrier/ Off La Union,


16 Feb - Local/ Five Fishing Vessels

Detained/ 19 Local Fishermen Arrested/

Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Ternate,

Cavite, Philippines/ DB270220

12 Feb - Local/ Four Fishing Vessels





Detained/ Five Local Fishermen Arrested/




Detained/ Two Local Fishermen Arrested/

Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Hermana

Mayor Island, Zambales, Philippines/

DB270220

29 Feb - MEDEVAC/ Arm Injury/ Cargo

Vessel/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off Legaspi

Port, Albay, Philippines/ DB040320

05 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel

Detained/ Two Local fisherman Arrested/

Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Sta. Cruz in

Zambales, Philippines/ DB250220

East China Sea – Yellow Sea


03 Feb - Work Accident/

Cause Unknown/ General

Cargo Vessel/ One Dead, one

Rescued/ SAR/ Nagoya,

Japan/ DB040220


Illegal STS/ Tanker/ Off

Gunsan, ROK/ DB120220

19 Feb – Sunk-Capsized /

Cause Unknown/ Cargo

Ship/ Three Dead, Three

Missing/ SAR/ Off Zhoushan,

China/ DB200220

20 Feb - MEDEVAC/ Injury

On Right Foot/ General

Cargo Vessel/ One Rescued/

SAR/ Incheon anchorage,

ROK/ DB24022023 Feb – Collision, Sunk-

Capsized/ Cause Unknown,

Hull Breach/ General Cargo

Ship vs Fishing Vessel/ 13

Missing, One Rescued/ SAR/

Off Aomori, Japan/ DB020320

Philippines & Sulu Sea (1/2)


13 Feb – Collision/ Cause Unknown/

Passenger Vessel vs Small Boat/ One

Missing, 37 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Sandakan,

Malaysia/ DB140220

07 Feb - Mechanical Failure/ Propeller

Entanglement/ Passenger Ferry/ Off Mactan

Channel, Cebu, Philippines/ DB110220

08 Feb - MEDEVAC/ Mild Stroke/ Tug/ One

Rescued/ SAR/ Off El Nido, Palawan,



Small Boat/ 12 Rescued/ SAR/ Off Banton,

Romblon, Philippines/ DB210220

10 Feb - MEDEVAC/ Acute Appendicitis/

General Cargo Ship/ One Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Miagao, Iloilo, Philippines/ DB210220


Small Boat/ Three Rescued/ SAR/ Off Apo

Island, Negros Oriental, Philippines/

DB210220

06 Feb - Vessel Detained/ Unauthorized

Voyage/ Small Boat/ Off Ipil, Zamboanga

Sibugay, Philippines/ DB210220

05 Feb - Others/ Water Ingress/ Local

Passenger Vessel/ 37 Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Sirantes, Jolo, Sulu, Philippines/ DB210220


Small Boat/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off

Mercedes, Camarines Norte, Philippines/

DB270220

21 Feb – Missing/ Cause Unknown/ Fishing

Vessel/ One Missing/ SAR/ Southern Leyte,



Cargo Vessel/ SAR/ Off Legaspi, Albay,


10 Feb - Grounding/ Bad Weather/ Cargo

Vessel/ Off Roxas, Zamboanga Del Norte,


20 Feb - Sunk-Capsized/ Rough Seas/ Small

Boat/ Six Rescued/ SAR/ Off Guimaras,



Local Passenger Vessel/ Nine Rescued/ SAR/

Off Balabac, Palawan, Philippines/ DB270220

24 Feb - Others/ Flooding/ Water Ingress,

Engine Failure/ Fishing Vessel/ 35 Rescued/

SAR/ Off Taytay, Palawan, Philippines/

DB020320

20 Feb - MEDEVAC/ Hand Injury/ Tanker/ One

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Lamitan City, Basilan,


29 Feb - Vessel Detained/ Unauthorized

Voyage/ Small Boat/ Off Sangat Island,


28 Feb – Sunk-Capsized/ Bad Weather/ Small

Boat/ Two Rescued/ SAR/ Off Fortune Island,

Batangas, Philippines/ DB050320

29 Feb – Others/ Flooding/ Rough Seas/ Small

Boat/ Five Rescued/ SAR/ Off Golo Island,


Philippines & Sulu Sea (2/2)


07 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/

22 Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing

Methods/ Off Barangay, Philippines/

DB100220

03 Feb - Local/ Three Fishing Vessels


Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off Jintotolo Island,

Balud, Masbate, Philippines/ DB210220

20 Feb - Domestic Products/ Rice (9,000

Sacks)/ Small Boat/ From Malaysia to

Philippines/ Off Zamboanga Del Sur,


24 Feb – Human Trafficking/ 56 Filipino

Migrants going from Philippines to Malaysia/

Vehicles Carrier/ Zamboanga City,


Celebes Sea –North Sulawesi North Maluku Islands


05 Feb - Others/ Flooding/ Water

Ingress, Engine Failure/ Tanker/ 16

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Buru Island,

Indonesia/ DB060220

03 Feb - Mechanical Failure, Sunk-

Capsized/ Bad Weather, Engine

Failure/ General Cargo Ship/ 12

Rescued/ SAR/ Off Serei,

Indonesia/ DB050220

13 Feb – Vessel Detained/ No Valid

Documents/ Small Boat/ Off

Menampilik, Malaysia/ DB170220

13 Feb – Domestic Products/ Gas

Cylinders (80), Sugar (7.2 Tons),

Frozen Food (4,065 Packets)/

Cargo Vessel/ From Malaysia to

Indonesia/ Off Tawau, Malaysia/

DB170220

20 Feb – Human Trafficking/ 23

Filipino Migrants going from

Philippines to Malaysia/ Passenger

Vessel/ Bongao, Tawi-Tawi,


Java Sea –Makassar Strait –Bali Sea - Flores Sea


24 Feb – Natural

Resources / Mixed Logs

(600), Belian Logs (150)/

Two Small Boats /

Domestic Smuggling /

West Kalimantan,

Indonesia/ DB260220

28 Feb – Collision/ Strong

Wind/ Local Passenger Vessel

vs Ro-Ro Cargo Ship vs

Landing Craft/ Off Gilimanuk,

Indonesia/ DB020320

26 Feb - Fire-Explosion/ Cause

Unknown/ Fishing Vessel/

SAR/ Banyuwangi, Indonesia/

DB280220

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


NSTR

Pacific Ocean - Guam

NSTR


Savu Sea – Timor Sea


NSTR

North Bay of Bengal


02 Feb - Drugs/ Meth (30,000 Tablets)/

Small Boat/ To Bangladesh/ Off Cox’s

Bazar, Bangladesh/ DB050220

07 Feb - Sea Robbery/ ASL Amber/ Tug/

Singapore Flagged/ Anchored/ Off

Dhalghata, Bangladesh/ DB110220

11 Feb - Sunk-Capsized/ Overloading/

Trawler/ 21 Dead, 50 Missing, 72

Rescued/ SAR/ Off St. Martin's Island,

Bangladesh/ DB120220

07 Feb – Poaching/ One Indian Fishing

Vessel Detained/ 12 Foreign Fishermen

Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Bangladesh/

DB110220

11 Feb – Human Smuggling/ 125

Rohingya Migrants going from

Bangladesh to Malaysia/ Trawler/ Off St.

Martin’s Island, Bangladesh/ DB120220

11 Feb – Sea Theft/ Evimeria/ Offshore

Supply Vessel/ Niue Flagged/ Anchored/

Kakinada Anchorage, India/ DB170220

13 Feb – Human Smuggling/ 48 Rohingya

Migrants From Myanmar/ Small Boat/ Off

Ayeyarwady, Myanmar/ DB170220

20 Feb - Sea Theft/ AL BARRAH/ Tanker/

Saudi Arabia Flagged/ Anchored/

Kakinada Anchorage, India/ DB270220

22 Feb – Mechanical Failure, Grounding/

Engine Failure/ Bulk Carrier/ Off

Talpatighat, India/ DB270220

20 Feb – Vessel Detained/ Unauthorized

Entry/ Four Trawlers/ Off Bangladesh/

DB240220

28 Feb - Sea Theft/ Malaviya Ten/

Offshore Supply Ship/ India Flagged/

Anchored/ North Anchorage Kakinada,

India/ DB040320

28 Feb - Sea Theft/ TERAS CAESAR and

MARITIME FAITH/ Tug and Barge/

Singapore Flagged/ Underway/ Kutubdia

Channel, Bangladesh/ DB040320

28 Feb-Human Smuggling/16 Rohingya

from Bangladesh to

Malaysia/Trawler/Cox's Bazaar,

Bangladesh/DB020320


19 Feb – Sea Theft/ MORBIUS/ Dead Vessel/ Deregistered / Underway/

Navabandar, India/ DB210220

03 Feb – Vessel Detained/ Suspected Misdeclaration of Cargo/ Cargo

Ship/ Gujarat, India/ DB200220

Arabian Sea – Indian Coast

Sri Lanka –Palk Straits (1/2)


14 Feb - Poaching/ One Indian Fishing Vessel Detained/

Three Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Off Kangesandurai,

Sri Lanka/ DB170220

15 Feb - Poaching/ One Sri Lankan Fishing Vessel

Detained/ Three Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal

Fishing/ Off Dhanushkodi, India/ DB170220

15 Feb - Poaching/ Three Indian Vessels Detained/ 11

Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off

Analathivu Island, Sri Lanka/ DB170220

19 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Allaipiddy, Sri

Lanka/ DB200220

21 Feb - Local/ Two Fishing Vessels Detained/ Seven

Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off

Allaipiddy, Sri Lanka/ DB240220

22 Feb – Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off

Nachchikuda, Sri Lanka/ DB26022027 Feb - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Three Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Sinnakuduirippu,

Sri Lanka/ DB020320

27 Feb - Local/ Two Fishing Vessesl Detained/ Three

Local Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off

Udappuwa, Sri Lanka/ DB020320

07 Feb – Local/ Three Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing Methods/ Off

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka/ DB110220

01 Feb - Poaching/ One Indian Fishing Vessel Detained/

Eight Foreign Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off

Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka/ DB030220

25 Feb - Local/ One Fishing Vessel Detained/ Four Local

Fishermen Arrested/ Illegal Fishing/ Off Vankalai, Sri

Lanka/ DB260220

06 Feb - MEDEVAC/ Injury/ Trawler/ One Rescued/ SAR/

Off Hambantota, Sri Lanka/ DB070220

27 Feb – Vessel Detained/ Unauthorised Entry/ Small

Boat/ Rameswaram, India/ DB020320

Sri Lanka –Palk Straits (2/2)


04 Feb - Drugs/ Kerala Cannabis (10kg)/ Adrift/ To Sri

Lanka/ Off Jaffna, Sri Lanka/ DB060220

06 Feb - Drugs/ Kerala Cannabis (110kg)/ Unknown

Vessel/ From Sri Lanka/ Thodamanaru, Sri Lanka/

DB070220

04 Feb - Drugs/ Kerala Cannabis (157kg)/ Adrift/ To Sri

Lanka/ Off Kankesanthurai, Sri Lanka/ DB070220

01 Feb - Drugs/ Kerala Cannabis (97.2kg)/ Adrift/ To Sri

Lanka/ Off Jaffna, Sri Lanka/ DB070220

02 Feb - Drugs/ Kerala Cannabis (300kg)/ Small Boat/ Off

Jaffna, Sri Lanka/ DB040220

14 Feb – Natural Resources/ Gold (14.035 kg)/ Small Boat/

Off Madagal, Sri Lanka/ DB170220

16 Feb - Natural Resources/ Gold (3.5kg)/ From Sri Lanka

To India/ Dhanushkodi, India/ DB180220

29 Feb - Drugs/ Heroin(74KG), Meth(66KG)/ Trawler,

Fishing Vessel/ Galle, Sri Lanka/ DB030320

14 Feb – Human Smuggling/ Three Indian Migrants Going

From India To Sri Lanka/ Small Boat/ Off Talaimannar, Sri

Lanka/ DB170220

Central Indian Ocean


20 Feb – Other/ Entanglement of Fishing Net/ Fishing

Vessel/ Off Valiya Veli Coast, India/ DB250220

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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