Security

Container Vessel M/V Vantage, IMO: 9628192 was detained for having 720 kg of cocaine at Busan, South Korea on 10 May 2025. The information was provided by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to Korean authorities and Korean Customs boarded the vessel and detained the vessel. It is reported that the drug confsticated is worth KRW 360… Read more: Container Vessel Vantage Detained and Crew in Custody for Drug Haul Onboard

Panama Maritime Authority revised MMC 183 which deals with CSR for the vessel. As per the revised circular changes has been made in following section of the circular. There is new paragraph added in the circular as paragraph 3.2.6, this addition requires a valid annual conformance test for issuance and amendment of CSR for any… Read more: LRIT Annual Conformance Test Mandatory for CSR Amendment for Panama Flag Vessel

Ministry of Transport (Russia) issued notification on 07th May 2025 that in accordance SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and ISPS Code the security level is raised to Level 2 in the following Baltic Sea ports: This rise to Security Level 2 is in effect until further notice. All vessels transiting this area with plans to call these… Read more: Port Security Level Changes in Russian Baltic Sea Ports

Liberian Maritime Authority issued Security advisory advicing all Liberian Flag vessels transiting the North Eastern Arabian Sea and ports in India and Pakistan should implement measures equivalent to security level 2 in their Ship Security Plan. Further it recommends, it is strongly advised that shipowners, operators and masters trading in these waters should assess the… Read more: Security Advisory for Liberian Flag Vessel

Tug/Supply Vessel Sea Ranger, IMO: 7230410 and Tug Salama carrying 1.5 million litres of smuggled fuel, were stopped and seized by the Navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. The two vessels, flying the flag Tanzania, were attempting to exit Iran’s sovereign waters as per IRGC. The smuggled diesel fuel… Read more: Iranian Navy Seizes Two Vessel for Smuggling Oil