Piracy & Crime (Incidents, Security)

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
Kharg Island crude oil shipping facility, Iran
Tankers

US blockade successfully locks down Iranian crude exports at zero

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 puts up $29m to curb illegal migration in eastern Libya

Reuters
The Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Ethera about to be boarded by Belgian and French forces
Crime & Piracy

Dutch bill would allow detention of false flag "shadow fleet" tankers in North Sea EEZ

Gareth Havelock
DF Peak as seen from a French Navy aerial asset during the boarding operation, October 12, 2026
Crime & Piracy

VIDEO | French forces board sanctioned tanker in Indian Ocean

Will Xavier
Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed VI
Naval

Spanish PM downplays Moroccan naval incursions after illegal migrant surge

Reuters
Sea Owl I
Crime & Piracy

Sweden frees seized oil tanker after flag dispute cleared

Reuters
Map of Djibouti
Crime & Piracy

Overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants capsizes off Djibouti, 109 dead

Reuters
US forces board the sanctioned tanker Davina in the Indian Ocean
Crime & Piracy

US tightens grip on Iranian oil trade with sanctions on 17 tankers

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

UK sanctions 12 tankers helping Russia evade oil curbs

Reuters
HMNB Devonport
Crime & Piracy

Royal Navy sailor charged over plot to leak data to unnamed foreign power

Reuters
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