Piracy & Crime (Incidents, Security)

Crewmembers aboard the US Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Joseph Doyle repatriate and transfer 75 migrants to Dominican Republic Navy authorities in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, September 4, 2026. The crew interdicted the group on September 2, 2026, after intercepting a grossly overloaded makeshift boat in the Mona Passage off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Coast Guard

US Coast Guard repatriates 75 migrants to Dominican Republic following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico

Will Xavier
Professor Molchanov
Cruise

Norway steps in to aid stranded Russians after cruise ship arrest

Reuters
English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Reform UK, France's RN pledge to stop English Channel illegal migration

Reuters
Illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Illegal migrant influx pushes EU to deploy assets to English Channel

Reuters
Lutuf in 2023
Crime & Piracy

14 suspects killed as Turkish commandos retake hijacked cargo ship off Somalia

Will Xavier
Kharg Island, Iran
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | Stricter US oil blockade pushing Iran to its breaking point

Reuters
Map of Canary Islands
Crime & Piracy

Five illegal migrants found dead on boat off Canary Islands

Reuters
Professor Molchanov
Crime & Piracy

Norway acts as debt collector for Ukraine, impounding Russian ship

Reuters
Map showing Iran's "expanded" area of control in the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Iran widens Hormuz shipping blacklist to 56 vessels

Reuters
US forces intercept the Sevan, an Iranian "shadow fleet" tanker
Crime & Piracy

US readies steady wave of weekly sanctions to squeeze Iran's economy

Reuters
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Crime & Piracy

Zimbabwe official charged with homicide over ferry tragedy that killed nearly 100

Gareth Havelock
Cocaine seized from a drug-smuggling boat interdicted by the crew of the US Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Richard Dixon 50 miles off Puerto Rico, August 21, 2026
Crime & Piracy

Boat carrying over $54m in cocaine seized off Puerto Rico

Will Xavier
US forces strike a drug boat in the Caribbean
Crime & Piracy

VIDEO | Another US attack on drug boat in Caribbean kills four

Reuters
US forces boarding the Iran-linked tanker Tifani
Crime & Piracy

FACTBOX | Inside the new US "economic onslaught" taking aim at Iran

Reuters
Kharg Island, Iran
Crime & Piracy

OPINION | New US sanctions against Iran look more like a threat than reality

Reuters
US forces strike a drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, August 23, 2026.
Crime & Piracy

VIDEO | US military hits drug boat in the eastern Pacific, two dead

Reuters
National Iranian Tanker Company tanker
Shipping

US warns nations trading with Iran, stops short of immediate action

Reuters
Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Tunisia illegal migrant boat sinking leaves 11 dead, three missing

Reuters
Map of Somalia Pexels
Crime & Piracy

Somali pirates capture Iran-linked "shadow fleet" tanker

Reuters
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Crime & Piracy

US immigration officials arrest captain of illegal charter boat involved in fatal capsizing

Will Xavier
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