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On March 28, Turkish and Romanian responders neutralized more Soviet-era Sea mines that were found drifting in the Black Sea.
Namely, the Romanian Navy minesweeper Vice Admiral responded to a floating naval mine that was spotted about 40 nm off Capu Midia, a Romanian military base located near Constanta.
To neutralize the mine a dive team used an inflatable launch to get close, and they destroyed the mine using an explosive charge.
In addition, in the Turkish waters of the Black Sea, another mine was found roughly 150 nm to the south of the Romanian Navy’s discovery. A Turkish Navy SAS team responded to the site and neutralized the mine.
The most recent drifting mines found were the second and third in three days, as during the weekend Turkish forces found and neutralized another “old type” mine near the busy entrance to the Bosporus.
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During 22-28 March 22, no incident of piracy and armed robbery against ship in Asia.
Ships to continue to exercise enhanced vigilance and littoral States to increase patrols and enforcement in areas of concern, including the Singapore Strait and the Sulu-Celebes Seas.
Abduction of crew in Sulu-Celebes Seas and Waters off Eastern Sabah
There is no incident of abduction of crew reported since the last incident in January 2020 up to today, and no crew is currently being held in captivity by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
The Philippine and Malaysian authorities continued to conduct pursuit operations and intensify military operations to neutralise the ASG. In 2021, the operations carried out by the Armed Forces of the Philippines had resulted in the neutralisation of some ASG subleaders and members.
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Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have welcomed the success of a 2017 agreement to carry out joint patrols and share intelligence about activities in waters in their region, which was once prone to kidnappings and pledged to enhance the pact.
As part of the agreement, the three nations also set up maritime command centres to collect information and coordinate patrols. According to Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia’s Defence Minister, the success of the joint patrols was showcased by the fact there were no kidnapping cases in the waters last year.
We would like to emphasise that the TCA has been, and is, crucial in acting as a deterrent against crime-terror acts in the Sulu and Sulawesi seas
he said, saying that proof of its success is the zero incident of kidnapping-for-ransom reported in the year 2021. Before that ReCAAP ISC had informed that there were 10 attacks and six attempted attacks in the Sulu-Celebes Seas in 2016. This had made experts describe the waters as the world’s fastest growing piracy hotspot.
For this reason, the three countries are expected to move forward the deployment of a permanent Trilateral Maritime Patrol Liaison Officer in each country’s maritime command centre to exchange information and monitor and implement maritime and air surveillance.
The ministers also agreed to meet about the TCA at least once a year and to increase the three countries’ overall presence at sea.
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The Annual Report 2021, demonstrating that the global maritime security picture in 2021 was defined by an ever-increasing complex web of threat actors.
Indian Ocean
Since the end of 2012, incidents of piracy within the northern Indian Ocean have gradually given way to complex geopolitical narratives. 2021 saw another year of commercial operators contending with the risks of operating within an environment that is broadly defined by state based or state backed threats against shipping.