Piracy & Crime (Incidents, Security)

Indian Navy Marine Commandos operators and the liberated dhow Azini with an Indian Navy Nilgiri-class stealth frigate nearby in the Arabian Sea, November 2, 2026
Crime & Piracy

Indian forces free Iranian dhow seized by pirates off Somalia; 20 crew rescued

Will Xavier
Map of Canary Islands
Crime & Piracy

Another illegal migrant crossing leaves seven dead off Canary Islands

Reuters
Map of Canary Islands
Crime & Piracy

Two dead, 110 rescued from illegal migrant boat off Canary Islands

Reuters
Illegal immigrants on boats are rescued by EUNAVFOR MED personnel as part of Operation Sophia, November 3, 2017. On that date, a total of 263 illegal immigrants on boats were rescued within Operation Sophia's area of responsibility in the Central Mediterranean.
Crime & Piracy

EU eyes granting Frontex sweeping new powers over illegal migration

Reuters
Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar map
Crime & Piracy

FEATURE | How a ghost tanker and fake contracts sneaked Iranian jet fuel past sanctions to Myanmar

Reuters
UK Royal Navy's P283 HMS Mersey and P282 HMS Severn shadow Russian Navy's RFN Boikiy along English Channel
Crime & Piracy

Royal Navy sailor faces court over Russian espionage charges

Reuters
Map showing Indonesia and its offshore areas
Crime & Piracy

Indonesia intercepts tanker from Malaysia carrying illegal drugs worth nearly $200m

Reuters
Ships at anchor in the Singapore Strait
Crime & Piracy

January-September reported Asian piracy and armed robbery incidents drop by 58 per cent in 2026

Will Xavier
The Project ST192 factory trawler Kapitan Yunak built by United Shipbuilding Corporation's Admiralty Shipyards
Crime & Piracy

Investigation links 17 Russian trawlers to more than 500 incidents near UK subsea cables

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

Greece-Panama law firm sanctioned by US for aiding Iranian shipping

Reuters
Map of Cuba
Crime & Piracy

Communist-led Cuba accuses US of harbouring terrorists after boat clash

Reuters
Aegean Sea
Crime & Piracy

12 illegal migrants dead as boats overturn during coast guard chase off Greece

Reuters
ITS Thaon di Revel
Naval

EU extends Mediterranean naval mission to 2029 with focus on Russian "shadow fleet"

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

FEATURE | How Iran is slipping gas and jet fuel past the US naval blockade

Reuters
National Iranian Tanker Company tanker
Tankers

US "shadow fleet" sanctions relief unlikely to solve tanker shortage, but freight futures still fall

Reuters
Suspected pirates await boarding of their vessel by US Navy personnel somewhere in the Gulf of Guinea.
Crime & Piracy

IMB records 51 piracy incidents in nine months as Somali hijackings raise crew toll

Will Xavier
A suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker following its apprehension in Indonesian waters, July 2023
Crime & Piracy

UK finance chief wants allies to squeeze Russia's "shadow fleet" harder

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

Record tanker rates could see US roll back sanctions on "shadow fleet"

Reuters
Dates and locations of Nord Stream leaks
Crime & Piracy

Nord Stream trial drama: Defence insists Russian pipeline was "lawful target"

Reuters
The suspect boat following its seizure
Crime & Piracy

One suspect dead following high seas drug interdiction off Portugal

Will Xavier
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