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IFC Monthly MARSEC Report Map
July 2016
The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) Monthly MARSEC Report Map aims to
provide the shipping industry with a graphic situational awareness review of
the eight maritime threats monitored by the IFC in its Area of Interest.
INFORMATION FUSION CENTRE
103 Tanah Merah Coast Road, #02-01
Singapore 498750
Tel : +65 9626 8965 (Hotline)
+65 6594 5728 (Office)
Fax : +65 6594 5734
www.infofusioncentre.gov.sg
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IFC AOI – MARSEC EVENTS JULY 2016
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Irregular Human
Migration
Maritime incident
IUU fishing
Piracy / Sea Robbery
Contraband
Smuggling Maritime terrorism
Natural event Weapons trafficking
Others
SHIPS TARGETED IN PIRACY/SEA ROBBERY EVENTS
SHIPS TARGETED IN PIRACY / SEA ROBBERY EVENTS
TYPE July
2016
ALL EVENTS
DURING LAST 6 MONTHS (FEB-JUL)
SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTED
TANKER/LNG/VLCC 2 11 5
CONTAINER SHIP 0 3 2
BULK CARRIER 4 13 2
DREDGER 0 1 2
GENERAL CARGO SHIP 0 1 1
SURVEY/SEISMIC
VESSEL & CABLE LAYER 0 1 1
SUPPLY SHIP 0 0 1
TUG & BARGE 1 7 6
FISHING VESSEL 1 11 0
YACHT/SAILING SHIP 0 0 0
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MALACCA STRAIT
Fishermen Stranded At Sea
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 18 July
Drowning
Type : Info Gap
Date : 12 July
Drowning
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 02 July
Cigarettes Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 31 July
Illegal Migration
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 02 July
Sea Robbery
Type : Product Tanker
PSN: 1°47’18N - 101°23‘26E
Date : 28 July
Oil Spill
Type : Ore Carrier
Date : 26 July
Illegal Migration
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 02 July
Drowning
Type : Info Gap
Date : 17 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Info Gap
Date : 12 July
Rescued
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 01 July
Illegal Poaching
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 17 July
Dead Body Found
Type : Info Gap
Date : 19 July
Killed By Propeller
Type : Speedboat
Date : 07 July
Sinking
Type: Yacht
Date : 07 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
SINGAPORE STRAIT
Contraband Smuggling
Type : Cargo Ship
Date : 01 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type : Info Gap
Date : 03 July
Collision
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 24 July
Unidentified Man
Type : Info Gap
Date : 02 July
Illegal Possession Of MGO
Type : Tug Boat
Date : 18 July
Illegal Human Migration
Type : Boat
Date : 23 July
Illegal Selling Of MGO
Type : Oil Tanker
Date : 18 July
Cigarette Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 13 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
ANDAMAN SEA & GULF OF THAILAND
Fire On-board
Type : Fishing Trawler
Date : 25 July
Oil Smuggling
Type : Tanker
Date : 23 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type : Boat
Date : 18 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date :18 July
Capsized
Type : Fishing Boat
Date :07 July
Collision
Type : Ferry
Date : 09 July
Man Overboard
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 16 July
Maritime Incident
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 02 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 10 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 10 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 10 July
IUU Fishing
Type: Fishing Trawler
Date: 31 Jul
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 22 July
Fishermen Missing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 10 July Man Overboard
Type : Bulk Carrier
Date : 13 July
Selling Oil Illegally
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 22 July
Restaurant Sank
Type : Floating Restaurant
Date : 23 July
Sank After Collision
Type : Fishing Vessel
Date : 27 July
Wheat Smuggling
Type : Bulk Carrier
Date : 27 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boats
Date : 22 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 10 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boats
Date : 24 July
Fishermen Rescued
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 09 July
Sea Robbery
Type : Bulk Carrier
PSN: 03°05N - 105°24E
Date : 16 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boats
Date : 22 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
SOUTH CHINA SEA & PHILIPPINES (NORTH)
Commodities Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 05 July
Missing Vessel Found
Type : General Cargo Ship
Date : 27 July
Tropical Storm
Date : 26 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Trawler
Date : 26 July
Wildlife Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 11 July
Sunk after Collision
Type : Barge & Bulk Carrier
Date : 13 July
Mistakenly Fired A Missile
Type: Patrol Boat
Date : 01 July
Oil Smuggling
Type : Cargo Bunker
Date : 16 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Vessel
Date : 18 July
Grounding
Type : Bulk Carrier
Date : 05 July
Collision
Type: Fishing Vessel
Date : 11 July
Grounding
Type : Cargo Vessel
Date : 06 July
Mooring Ropes Snap
Type : Cargo Vessel
Date : 08 July
Rescued
Type : Yacht
Date : 01 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 11 July
Gold Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 15 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type : Yacht
Date : 25 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 10 July
Animal Products Smuggling
Type : Speedboat
Date : 28 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
EAST CHINA SEA – YELLOW SEA
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Trawler
Date : 10 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Trawler
Date : 10 July
Plane Crash
Type : Sea Plane
Date : 20 July
Adrift
Type : Bitumen Tanker
Date : 12 July
Dumping Of Waste
Type : Boats
Date : 19 July
Collision
Type : Cargo Ship
Date : 13 July
Hit & Run
Type: Cargo Vessel
Date : 11 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type: Info Gap
Date : 14 July
Capsized
Type : General Cargo
Date : 15 July
Aground
Type : Cargo Ship
Date : 04 July
Hit & Run
Type : Container Ship
Date : 27 July
Aground
Type: Container Vessel
Date : 19 July
Collision
Type: Barge
Date : 04 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
PHILIPPINES & SULU SEA
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 21 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Pump Boats
Date : 21 July
Vessel Sank
Type : General Cargo
Date : 18 July
Capsized
Type : Cargo Ship
Date : 17 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type : Pump Boat
Date : 15 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Pump Boat
Date : 15 July
Attempted Boarding
Type : Tug & Barge
PSN: 6°10‘N - 118°15‘E
Date: 18 July
Drowning
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 15 July
Capsized
Type : Motor Boat
Date : 30 July
Goods Smuggling
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 20 July
Wildlife Smuggling
Type : Pump Boat
Date : 16 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 11 July
Rescue At Sea
Type : Cargo Vessel
Date : 20 July
Vehicle Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 27 July
Engine Failure
Type : Motor Boat
Date : 14 July
Aground
Type : Tug & Barge
Date : 06 July
Sea Theft
Type : Product Tanker
PSN: 07 10N 125 40E
Date : 16 July
Kidnapped
Type : Tug Boat
Date : 18 July
Missing Fishermen
Type: Fishing Boat
Date: 16 Jul 21 Jul DB
Kidnapped
Type : Tugboat
Date : 09 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
CELEBES SEA – NORTH SULAWESI
NORTH MOLUKU ISLANDS Cigarettes Smuggling
Type: Info-Gap
Date: 04 Jul
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 10 July
Irregular Human Migration
Type: Info-Gap
Date: 10 Jul 15 Jul DB
Irregular Human Migration
Type: Info-Gap
Date: 10 Jul 15 Jul DB
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boats
Date : 22 July
Drug Smuggling
Type: Info-Gap
Date: 10 Jul
Contraband Smuggling
Type : Info-Gap
Date : 03 Jul
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
JAVA SEA - BANDA SEA – FLORES SEA
ARAFURA SEA – TIMOR SEA – SOUTH EAST INDIAN OCEAN Sea Theft
Type : Bulk Carrier
PSN: 0°13'4.00"S -
117°34'31.00"E
Date : 24 July
Grounding
Type : Container Ship
Date : 15 July
Explosion & Fire
Type : General Cargo Ship
Date : 30 July
Earthquake
Date : 26 July
Sea Theft
Type : Bulk Carrier
PSN: 03°41.17’S -
114°25.20’E
Date : 10 July
Capsized
Type : Tourist Boat
Date : 15 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
NORTH BAY OF BENGAL
Drug Smuggling
Type : Wooden Boat
Date : 18 July
Shot Dead
Ship type : Fishing Boat
Date : 17 July
Sea Theft
Ship type : Bulk Carrier
PSN : 22°32'50.43N –
88°18'8.59E
Date : 03 July
Granite Smuggling
Type : Info-Gap
Date : 19 July Missing Vessel
Type: Fishing boat
Date: 08 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
BAY OF BENGAL – INDIAN COAST
Capsized
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 17 July
Missing Seafarer
Type : Tanker
Date : 28 July
Fishermen Stranded
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 02 July
Missing Airplane
Type : Air Plane
Date : 22 July
Collision
Type : Cargo Ship
Date : 12 July
Sea Medical Evacuation
Type : Research Vessel
Date : 20 July
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Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
SRI LANKA – PALK STRAIT
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Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 21 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 29 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 26 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 26 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fibre Glass Dinghies
Date : 01 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 18 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 05 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 12 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 03 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 15 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 06 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 04 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boats
Date : 22 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 14 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 19 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Trawler
Date : 02 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 22 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 05 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Trawler
Date : 06 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 26 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 15July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 15 July
Drug Smuggling
Type : Info Gap
Date : 06 July
IUU Fishing
Type : Fishing Boat
Date : 09 July
Sea Robbery
Piracy / Hijacking
Not Piracy, Sea Robbery or Sea Theft
Verification in progress
Verified by IFC
INCIDENT DESCRIPTION KEY
Attempted Boarding / Suspicious Activity
Sea Theft
X
RECOMMENDATIONS IFC advises:
a. All mariners to report any incident timely to the nearest coastal state and IFC at the earliest possible time.
b. 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.
c. 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.
d. 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.
e. 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 BMP4, especially when transiting narrow choke
points and areas which are known to have experienced incidents of sea robbery/piracy.
Note: Information herein was derived from various internal and external sources such as Focal Points, OPCENs and other
maritime stakeholders. Shippers should remain vigilant especially in areas where the threat level is assessed to be above
one in accordance with the IFC Assessment Report (ASSESSREP). Ships should apply the appropriate security measures
(such as BMP4, Tugs and Barge Guide or Guide for Tankers Operating in Asia). Ship masters should also be aware 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, incident at sea, suspicious approach or unusual observed activity at sea, please contact IFC Duty Officer:
Email : [email protected]
Tel : +65 9626 8965 (Hotline)
+65 6594 5728 (Office)
Fax : +65 6594 5734
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