Piracy & Crime (Incidents, Security)

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An EUNAVFOR Atalanta ship approaches the Yemeni dhow Al Najma off Somalia. EUNAVFOR officials said the dhow was the target of a suspected pirate attack off Somalia's Puntland region in early February 2025.
The general cargo ship Oban (later renamed Rona) in 2019
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United S (foreground) in 2025
The Chinese fishing boat Minlianyu 60138 just prior to its seizure by Taiwanese authorities following a submarine cable damage incident in October 2025
Don Amado, a diving support vessel owned by the now-bankrupt Oceanografia
A suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker following its apprehension in Indonesian waters, July 2023
Spanish police intercepted almost 10 tonnes of cocaine onboard a vessel from Brazil
Baltic Sea
Ships at anchor in the Singapore Strait
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Screenshot of video showing US forces approaching Venezuela-linked tanker Olina
Bella 1, also known as the Marinera
The sanctioned Russian tanker Marinera being intercepted by US forces in the Atlantic
Photo of the apprehended individuals onboard Super Shuttle RORO 9
Aruna Hulya
The US seizes the tanker Skipper off Venezuela
Venezuela oil and gas
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