Moroccan Stowaways
The two stowaways discovered aboard a container ship in Halifax harbour earlier this month are originally from Morocco and Western Sahara, an advocate for refugee claimants said Monday. Earlier...
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UK Border Agency officers using sniffer dogs have stopped 17 stowaways from trying to sneak into the UK in the back of a refrigerated lorry bound for Neasden, north London. The group, 13 Afghans, 3...
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Four stowaways from the Dominican Republic were caught in waters off the coast in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, yesterday morning about 8 o’clock. The men were picked up by the police who theorised that they...
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A gang of five Nigerians were found hidden on an Argentine-bound vessel, “MV New Glory”. They were concealed in the compartment directly above the rudder head. The Greek captain, Kagogiannis Georgios,...
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A massive manhunt has been launched for two Sudanese stowaways, who sneaked into Mumbai via a sea route in a cargo vessel, police said today. According to them, the duo identified as Dominic Isojason...
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A stowaway was detained at the Ceres container pier in Halifax Nova Scotia, when a ship arrived earlier this week. A witness said three cars from the Canada Border Services Agency and two Halifax...
View ArticleNo Hiding Place
The problem of stowaways hiding in a ship’s rudder stock recess, especially at African ports, still persists, the American Club has warned its members. They are urged to take proper precautions to...
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Dealing with Stowaways
The Nautical Institute (NI) has launched “Stowaways by Sea”, a new handbook in the Maritime Security series of books. The new guide joins “Maritime Security – a practical guide” published in 2012 and...
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Getting Real on Stowaways
Improvements in security have not reduced the number of stowaways or the number of incidents and it is seafarers who have to cope with the extra work, delay, uncertainty and possible violence. This...
View ArticleLatest Data on Stowaways by Sea
According to latest IMO statistics, during 2014 61 stowaways incidents reported involving 120 stowaways. Cape Town and Lagos were the most common ports of embankment. Africa answers for 81% of the...
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