IFC Monthly MARSEC Report Map October 2016 The Information Fusion Centre (IFC) Monthly MARSEC Report Map aims to provide the shipping industry with a graphic situational awareness review of the eight maritime threats monitored by the IFC in its Area of Interest. INFORMATION FUSION CENTRE 103 Tanah Merah Coast Road, #02-01 Singapore 498750 Tel : +65 9626 8965 (Hotline) +65 6594 5728 (Office) Fax : +65 6594 5734 ifc_do@defence.gov.sg www.infofusioncentre.gov.sg
IFC AOI MARSEC EVENTS OCT 2016 Number of Incidents 10 Piracy / 44 IUU Fishing 5 Irregular Human Migration 59 Maritime Incident 27 Contraband Smuggling 0 Weapons Trafficking 1 0 Others
SHIPS TARGETED IN PIRACY/SEA ROBBERY EVENTS TYPE SHIPS TARGETED IN PIRACY / SEA ROBBERY EVENTS Oct 2016 ALL EVENTS DURING LAST 6 MONTHS (MAY - OCT) SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTED TANKER/LNG/VLCC 1 12 6 CONTAINER SHIP 1 3 1 BULK CARRIER 3 17 3 DREDGER 0 0 2 GENERAL CARGO SHIP 0 4 0 SURVEY/SEISMIC VESSEL & CABLE LAYER 0 1 0 SUPPLY SHIP 0 0 0 TUG & BARGE 2 6 6 FISHING VESSEL 4 22 0 YACHT/SAILING SHIP 0 1 0
MALACCA STRAIT One Drowned Date: 12 Oct Capsized (Two Drowned, 11 Safe) Type: Passenger Boat Date: 30 Oct One Missing Date: 11 Oct Date: 27 Oct Type: Bulk Carrier PSN: Lat: 1 42.50' N and Long: 101 29.30' E Date: 12 Oct Type: Chemical/Products Tanker PSN: Lat: 01 42.45'N, Long: 101 27.52'E Date: 19 Oct Two Missing Date: 03 Oct Capsized Type: Fishing Boat Date: 18 Oct Date: 26 Oct MOB (One Drowned) Date: 30 Oct Shallots Smuggling s Date: 25 Oct Attack Type: Patrol Vessel Date: 07 Oct Cadaver Found Type: Merchant Vessel Date: 30 Oct Missing Crew Type: LNG Vessel Date: 23 Oct Commodities Smuggling Date: 21 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
SINGAPORE STRAIT Illegal Immigration Type: Skipper Boat Date: 11 Oct Illegal Migration Date: 25 Oct Smuggling Money Date: 05 Oct Detainment Type: Barge Date: 22 Oct Date: 12 Oct Type: Foreign Fishing Vessels Date: 13 Oct Arrested For Illegal Diving Date: 29 Oct Household Furniture Smuggling Type: Speed Boat & Landing Craft Tank Date: 16 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
ANDAMAN SEA & GULF OF THAILAND Rescue At Sea Type: Longtail Boat Date: 01 Oct Missing Crew Type: Yacht Date: 31 Oct s Date: 26 Oct s Date: 25 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
SOUTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA Illegal Ivory Shipment Date: 26 Oct Detainment Type: Tanker Date: 21 Oct Date: 03 Oct Type: Tug and Barge PSN: 4 6'11.40"N, 112 37'3.00"E Date: 26 Oct Adrift Date: 15 Oct Type: Foreign Fishing Boats Date: 13 Oct Type: Fishing Trawler Date: 01 Oct Type: Container Vessel PSN: 10 23'15.60"N, 107 3'9.00"E Date: 26 Oct Attempted Type: Bulk Carrier PSN: Lat: 10 16.02'N and Long: 107 03.49'E Date: 12 Oct 13 Missing Date: 09 Oct Methods Date: 10 Oct Cigarette Smuggling Type: Speedboat Date: 29 Oct Timber Smuggling Date: 11 Oct SAR Type: Fishing Boat Date: 13 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
SOUTH CHINA SEA & PHILIPPINES (NORTH) Aground (Typhoon HAIMA) Type: Cargo Vessel Date: 21 Oct Fire Type: Pleasure Vessel Date: 10 Oct Engine Failure Date: 17 Oct Collision Type: Sail Boat Date: 02 Oct Explosion Type: Oil Tanker Vessel Sank Type: Cargo Ships Date: 15 Oct One Drowned, Two Missing Date: 23 Oct One Drowned Date: 18 Oct Lumber Smuggling Type: Motorbanca Date: 24 Oct Fire Type: Tanker Date: 24 Oct Blown Ashore (Typhoon HAIMA) Type: Cargo Ship Date: 28 Oct Pangolin Smuggling Type: Speedboat Date: 31 Oct Tobacco Smuggling Date: 17 Oct Attack Date: 25 Oct Rice Smuggling Date: 30 Oct One Drowned Date: 16 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
EAST CHINA SEA YELLOW SEA Engine Malfunction Date: 22 Oct Collision And Sank (11 Fell Into Water, 6 Missing) Date: 30 Oct Sunken Vessel Type: Cargo Vessel Date: 08 Oct Collision And Sunk (6 Missing) Type: Crude Oil Tanker Date: 28 Oct Date: 09 Oct Date: 12 Oct Collision Type: Aggregated Carrier Date: 07 Oct Pipes Collapsed (Two Died, One Hospitalized) Type: General Cargo Date: 30 Oct Three Dead (Typhoon CHABA) Date: 05 Oct Sunken Vessel Type: Cargo Vessel Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
PHILIPPINES & SULU SEA Collision Type: Motorbanca & Landing Craft Tank Date: 15 Oct One Drowned Date: 11 Oct Fired Upon, One Injured (Attempted ) Type: Fishing Boat Date: 12 Oct Capsized Date: 24 Oct Aground Type: Ro-Ro Vessel Date: 29 Oct Fire Type: Ro-Ro/Passenger Boat 68 Rescued From Sinking Motorboat Type: Motor Banca (Boat) Date: 30 Oct Date: 24 Oct Two Drowned Date: 19 Oct Attempted Type: Tugboat Date: 31 Oct Aground Type: Cargo Ship Date: 09 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
CELEBES SEA NORTH SULAWESI Cigarette Smuggling Type: Unregistered Boat Date: 31 Oct One Drowned Date: 16 Oct Fire Type: Interceptor Craft Date: 07 Oct Smuggling Of Sawn Timber Type: Fishing Boat Date: 27 Oct Aground Type: Passenger Ship Date: 22 Oct Kidnap Type: Heavy Load Carrier PSN: Lat: 4 33'60.00"N, Long: 119 33'60.00"E Fuel Smuggling Date: 11-13 Oct Illegal Immigration Date: 10 Oct Five Immigrants Detained Date: 24 Oct Smuggling 19 Gallons Of Petrol Type: Pump Boats Date: 26 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
JAVA SEA MAKASSAR STRAIT FLORES SEA Illegal Oil Transfer Date: 21 Oct Sunk Type: TImber Freighter Date: 03 Oct Aground Type: Passenger Ferry Date: 11 Oct Fire Date: 08 Oct Capsized Type: Passenger Boat Date: 14 Oct Attempted Type: Bulk Carrier PSN: Lat: 5 29'7.00"S, Long: 105 17'3.00"E Date: 02 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
ARAFURA SEA BISMARCK SEA SOLOMON SEA CORAL SEA Date: 06 Oct Date: 27 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
NORTH BAY OF BENGAL Type: Fishing Trawler Date: 04 Oct Date: 15 Oct Date: 01 Oct Evacuation Due To Death Onboard Type: Cargo Vessel Date: 23 Oct Trespassing Date: 21 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
BAY OF BENGAL INDIAN COAST Sunk Type: Fibre Glass Dinghy Date: 12 Oct Type: Dinghy & Cargo Cab Date: 03 Oct Fire Type: Fishing boat Date: 05 Oct Type: Info gap Date: 09 Oct Type: Fibre Glass Dinghy Date: 04 Oct Rescue At Sea Date: 03 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
SRI LANKA PALK STRAIT Type: Fibre Glass Dinghies Date: 08 Oct Date: 04 Oct Method Type: Fishing Trawler Date: 04 Oct Type: Dinghies Date: 15 Oct Bottom Trawling Type: Country Boat Date: 19 Oct Type: Fishing Raft Date: 17 Oct Type: Dinghies Date: 01 Oct Methods Type: Dinghies Type: Dinghies Date: 15 Oct Type: Dinghies Date: 05 Oct Type: Dinghy Methods Type: Fibre Glass Dinghy Date: 13 Oct Type: Dinghies Date: 13 Oct Methods Type: Three Dinghies Date: 03 Oct Date: 18 Oct Type: Dinghies Date: 27 Oct Methods Date: 21 Oct Methods Type: Info gap Date: 03 Oct Type: Traditional Boats Date: 16 Oct Date: 18 Oct Date: 27 Oct Type: Dinghies Date: 19 Oct Illegal Transfer Of Marine Animal Type: Dinghy Methods Type: Dinghy Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft Methods Methods Date: 10 Oct Methods Date: 11 Oct Methods Type: Dinghy Date: 23 Oct
SRI LANKA PALK STRAIT Type: Dinghy Date: 14 Oct Date: 11 Oct Sunk (Two Missing) Type: Country Boat Date: 06 Oct Attack by Navy Type: Navy Ship & Fishing Vessels Date: 02 Oct Date: 31 Oct Date: 15 Oct Fire Type: Cargo Vessel Date: 03 Oct Illness Onboard Type: Fishing Trawler Date: 10 Oct Type: Dinghy Date: 31 Oct Date: 11 Oct Type: Fibre Glass Dinghy Date: 13 Oct Date: 27 Oct Date: 15 Oct Trading of Unauthorized Nets Date: 24 Oct Date: 09 Oct Date: 04 Oct Non Piracy, or Attempted Boarding, /Theft
RECOMMENDATIONS IFC advises: a. All mariners to report any incident timely to the nearest coastal state and IFC at the earliest possible time. b. Ships moving at slow speed or are choosing to remain at anchor in areas where sea robbery/theft is regularly reported should remain vigilant and adopt necessary and/or added security measures. c. All mariners to take note on the description of the perpetrators and to take photos of the perpetrators if possible. Where available, CCTV footage capturing the incident should be provided to the coastal state authorities for follow-on investigation. d. Shippers and Seafarers operating in Sulu Sea and in vicinity of East Sabah Waters are strongly recommended to be vigilant and to establish contact with both Malaysian and Philippines Authorities to report their presence. e. Shippers are advised to take note that the threats of terrorist activities in the maritime domain remain a possibility in the region due to ISIS and Al-Qaeda. The possibility of these threats were previously quoted in Al-Qaeda s online magazine Resurgence, which called for the disruption of global trade and shipping through acts of piracy, amongst other tactics. Shippers are therefore advised to exercise vigilance and adopt self-defence measures as stated in BMP4, especially when transiting narrow choke points and areas which are known to have encountered incidents of sea robbery/piracy. Note: Information herein was derived from various internal and external sources such as Focal Points, OPCENs and other maritime stakeholders. Shippers should remain vigilant especially in areas where the threat level is assessed to be above one in accordance with the IFC Assessment Report (ASSESSREP). Ships should apply the appropriate security measures (such as BMP4, Tugs and Barge Guide or Guide for Tankers Operating in Asia). Ship masters should also be aware and refer to the Maritime Security Charts Q6112 and Q6113, both published by the UK Hydrographic Office. The IFC seeks your observations in the course of your normal business. The IFC would like to remind mariners to be mindful of national and international laws, company and other policy requirements and also health and safety obligations, whilst recording these observations. The reporting of such events to IFC does not absolve you of your obligations towards coastal/ port/ flag authorities. CONTACT In case of any doubt, incident at sea, suspicious approach or unusual observed activity at sea, please contact IFC Duty Officer: Email : ifc_do@defence.gov.sg Tel : +65 9626 8965 (Hotline) +65 6594 5728 (Office) Fax : +65 6594 5734