Updated: January 30, 2013 (Originally published January 27, 2013)
An Iranian security team proves once again that the best defense against pirate attack, is a well-armed security team in this undated video.
9 Somali pirates are captured by what appears to be Iranian shipboard security forces. 6 pirates are allegedly killed in the attack.
Please note: We are unable to confirm the source of the video, the ship involved, or timeframe of the attack.
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Japan seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki and fled inspection—the first such seizure since 2022, escalating already strained relations between the two nations.
Iran’s oil exports slipped modestly in January, but the data points to durability rather than decline. A mature dark fleet ecosystem continues to move crude through opaque networks, with activity increasingly concentrated in Malaysian waters even as U.S. sanctions enforcement expands across new regions.
Coast Guard and CBP arrested a stowaway smuggler and seized 789 pounds of cocaine worth over $5 million after a crew aboard the tug Signet Thunder discovered the suspect on a barge in San Juan Harbor during a predawn operation January 28.
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