In August, human migration events were most prevalent across large areas of the Mediterranean Sea and off the West Coast of Africa with migrants being rescued or intercepted in all the main transit routes between North Africa and Asia into Europe. There was a sharp rise in the number of boats trying to reach the Italian Island of Lampedusa from Libya as tensions between rival factions increased in the North African country. The Greek and Turkish coastguards carried out several rescue missions and interceptions throughout the month, on 06 Aug, a cruise ship rescued 77 migrants 112nm southwest of the town of Pylos in Greece and put them ashore in Kalamata. Elsewhere, two superyachts sank in Europe, three vessels suffered a complex attack in the Red Sea, and there were four boarding incidents in the Singapore Strait and also in the Caribbean. On a better note, the SW Monsoon continues to supress piracy in the Somali Basin and Indian Ocean – for now!
View our FREE Monthly Maritime Security Incident Report below for August 2024.
