The number of officers patrolling French beaches will double as a result of a new agreement reached by the British Home Secretary Priti Patel and her French counterpart to tackle migrant activity in the Channel. Keep Reading
The investigation uncovered that this drug trafficking network was responsible for the annual importation of at least 45 tonnes of cocaine into the main European seaports, with profits exceeding €100 million over the course of six months. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air & Marine Operations (AMO) and the U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a “yola” type wooden vessel transporting 816 pounds (370kg) of cocaine on November 23. Keep Reading
The indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleges that Coast Guard credentialing specialist Dorothy Smith took bribes to alter test scores with former Coast Guard employees Beverly McCrary and Eldridge Johnson acting as intermediaries. Keep Reading
The U.S. Navy challenged what it called Russia's "excessive maritime claims" to waters in the Sea of Japan Tuesday, sailing a warship into an area claimed by Moscow, an act that drew a warning from a Russian ship. Keep Reading
For the first time in almost five decades, the Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker won’t be supporting Antarctic scientific missions in coming months but will operate instead the Arctic near Alaska, the ice breaker’s commander said recently. Keep Reading
The U.S. Coast Guard works alongside interagency and international partners to prevent and respond to dangerous and illegal maritime smuggling from Central and South America. Keep Reading
Three men have been charged with people smuggling offenses after a fishing boat was intercepted off the eastern coast of the U.K. Keep Reading
The U.K. has announced a new agency dedicated to developing Artificial Intelligence, the creation of a National Cyber Force and a new ‘Space Command’ that will protect the U.K.’s interests in space. Keep Reading
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by 21% in the first 10 months of this year to 87,500, largely because of a drop in arrivals in Eastern and Western Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. Keep Reading
Members of the ship's crew began to develop symptoms at sea and were administered rapid COVID-19 tests. Eleven crew members tested positive, and the affected personnel along with close contacts were quarantined. Keep Reading
Collins is a 27-year USCG veteran with significant maritime transportation experience leading counter-terrorism, search and rescue, and incident management on behalf of the USCG at some of the nation’s largest seaports. Keep Reading
An important reference set of protocols to ensure safe ship crew changes and travel during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been recognized by IMO's technical body, the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). Keep Reading
Draft amendments to the MARPOL convention would require ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity. Keep Reading
Watchstanders at Sector Virginia received the report of the allision at 4:46 a.m. and released a safety marine information broadcast alerting local mariners of the incident. Keep Reading
The captain of the sailing vessel informed the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center that he had activated his emergency position indicating radio beacon after his concern about staying aboard due to adverse weather and high seas. Keep Reading
The boat was reported to be carrying more than 120 people, among them women and children. It is the eighth such incident since the beginning of October. Keep Reading
Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri has called for the creation of an evaluation committee to consider legal questions related to the Agency’s surveillance of external sea borders, among other issues. Keep Reading
U.K. border and immigration policy and practices have recently come under scrutiny as more and more migrants attempt to access U.K. shores in small, overcrowded vessels, resulting in several deaths in recent weeks. Keep Reading
A large organized crime group involved in arms trafficking and money laundering has been dismantled following a law enforcement operation on November 12. Keep Reading