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Save Time and Money today - ASKET's Free West Africa Services
Operating Vessels in West Africa? We will save you money and time, 86% of our Shipping Partners say so.... Need security vessels, guards?...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 18, 20201 min read


Marchioness disaster - 20 August 1989, River Thames, 51 Souls lost #maritimehistory #OTD
The Marchioness disaster was a fatal collision between two vessels on the River Thames in London on 20 August 1989, which resulted in the...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 18, 20201 min read


ReCAAP ISC Weekly Report #piracy #marsec @ReCAAPISC
OVERVIEW During 11-17 Aug 20, the ReCAAP ISC did not receive report of incident of piracy or armed robbery against ships in Asia....

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 17, 20201 min read


ASKET Piracy & Maritime Security Alerts - Last 7 Days
Consolidated Piracy & Maritime Security Alerts for the past 7 days as reported to various authorities and agencies. For full details of...

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Aug 17, 20201 min read


Merlin Global Maritime Weekly MarSec Brief
SUMMARY WAF In the last 7 days there has been one incident within the WAF VRA, a robbery of Luanda. Prior incident was the boarding and...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 17, 20202 min read


IMB ICC Live Piracy & Armed Robbery Report 2020 - Reported in Last 7 days
Incidents reported by the IMB since the last report: 109-20 10.08.2020: 0206 UTC: Posn: 08:41.98S – 013:18.45E, Luanda Anchorage, Angola....

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 17, 20201 min read


IMO GISIS: Piracy and Armed Robbery Report - #marsec #piracy
IMO GISIS: Piracy and Armed Robbery Incidents, those highlighted (if any) are new additions since the last report: For more information...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 17, 20201 min read


West Africa Meteorological Bulletin MET Area II - Canaries to Gulf of Guinea
Weather West Africa Meteorological Bulletin MET Area II Atlantic waters east of 35°W, from 7°N to 48°27'N, and east of 20°W from 7°N to...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 17, 20201 min read


Weather Indian Ocean Meteorological Bulletin MET Area IX - The Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabia
Meteorological Bulletin MET Area IX : The Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, north of Area VIII For the latest MET...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 17, 20201 min read


UKMTO Weekly Piracy Report #piracy #marsec @UKMTO
1. On the 14th Aug the UK Department for Transport (DfT) released DfT Maritime Security Notification 2020-22 - Strait of Hormuz boarding,...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 15, 20201 min read


IFC - Information Fusion Centre - MARSEC Weekly Report
1. Highlights: - PIRACY/ROBBERY/MARITIM TERRORISM No event reported the previous week; Total events in 2020 : 64 incidents since the...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 14, 20201 min read


IFC - Information Fusion Centre - MARSEC Monthly Report - JULY
1. PIRACY / ROBBERY/ MARITIME TERRORISM Generalities: In July 2020, the IFC recorded 6 incidents: 3 sea thefts and 3 attempted robberies...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 14, 20203 min read


Benin to allow Armed Guards
DECREE Article 1 : Obligation of ships All ships bound for a port in Benin are required to have an Armed Protection Team (APT). Failing...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 14, 20201 min read


Iranian Forces Board Tanker
UKMTO ADVISORY NOTICE 001/AUG/2020 1. Category: BOARDING 2. Description: It has been reported to UKMTO that MV WILA,...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 14, 20202 min read


NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) - Weekly Threat Report @ncsc #cybersecurity
Weekly Threat Report - 14th August 2020 Investment scams using famous faces brought down The NCSC has revealed how it is working against...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 13, 20202 min read


MARAD US Maritime Alerts - MARAD 2020-006 Threat Type: Threat to Commercial Vessels from Iran
U.S. MARITIME ALERT 2020-006 Threat Type: Threat to Commercial Vessels from Iran and its Proxies Geographic Area: Persian Gulf, Strait of...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 13, 20201 min read


MDAT GoG (West Africa) Weekly Piracy Report #marsec #piracy
One event has been reported to MDAT-GoG this week. Robbery A024/6NM off Luanda, ANGOLA MDAT-GOG has received information of a robbery...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 13, 20201 min read


MARAD US Maritime Alerts - U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY Threat Type: Conflict in Libya
U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY 2020-014 Threat Type: Violence Due to Regional Conflict Geographic Area: Southern Mediterranean Sea in the...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 13, 20202 min read


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Aug 13, 20204 min read


SS Islander - sinks after hitting an iceberg -14 August 1901, Alaska, 40 Souls lost
Canadian-Pacific steamer SS ISLANDER sank after striking an iceberg departing Skagway, Alaska. The SS Islander was a 1519-ton, 240-foot...

ASKET Operations Team
Aug 11, 20201 min read
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