Piracy & Crime (Incidents, Security)

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
Dates and locations of Nord Stream leaks
Crime & Piracy

Second suspect in 2022 Nord Stream blasts arrested in Croatia

Reuters
Map showing Libya and the Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Nine bodies found on Libyan coast after illegal migrant boat capsizes

Reuters
Lutuf in 2023
Crime & Piracy

Cameroon-flagged cargo ship seized by pirates off Somalia

Will Xavier
Screenshot of video showing US forces approaching Venezuela-linked tanker Veronica
Tankers

US officially clears GMS to dismantle two seized "shadow fleet" tankers

Reuters
The French Navy intercepts and boards a Russian shadow fleet tanker, the Deyna, March 2026
Crime & Piracy

Putin signals tit-for-tat response to EU crackdown on "shadow fleet"

Reuters
Some of the seized cocaine-laden boxes
Crime & Piracy

Cocaine totalling 1.2 tons seized at Ecuador's Guayaquil Port

Will Xavier
Era, formely known as Bella 1 and Marinera
Tankers

US Government quietly cashes in on two seized sanctioned oil tankers

Reuters
The sanctioned Russian tanker Marinera being intercepted by US forces in the Atlantic
Crime & Piracy

"Shadow fleet" tanker captain gets 10 months' jail time in US for evading arrest

Gareth Havelock
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Crime & Piracy

Documents reveal boat involved in fatal capsizing in New York Harbor was used for illegal charters

Jens Karsten
Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Spain breaks up gang that smuggled over 2,000 illegal migrants by sea

Reuters
UK forces boarded the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Smyrtos
Crime & Piracy

UK ramps up pressure on Russian "shadow fleet" with sanctions

Reuters
Map of border between the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and Morocco
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | EU seeks to clamp down on people smuggling after Spain border crisis

Reuters
English Channel
Crime & Piracy

157 illegal migrants rescued after vessel catches fire off France

Reuters
Illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Reform UK vows to stop illegal migrant crossings with military force

Reuters
Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Second Russian "shadow" tanker intercepted as EU crackdowns escalate

Reuters
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