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On April 1st, the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) in collaboration with Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore, released an informative infographic with measures to prevent piracy.
With the increase of theft, robbery and piracy at sea (TRAPS) incidents at the Singapore Strait, IFC has prepared an infographic on resource light measures that they recommend the master to adopt while transiting in the area of concerns especially the Phillip channel and Singapore Strait.
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Five incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (two CAT 3 and three CAT 4 incidents), between 28 March – 3 April 2023.
The two CAT 3 incidents occurred on board a bulk carrier and a tanker while underway off Pulau Cula in the Singapore Strait (SS). All the three CAT 4 incidents occurred on board bulk carriers while underway in the SS off Tanjung Pergam, off Pulau Karimun Kecil, and south of Nipa Transit Anchorage.
The crew members were not injured in all of the incidents. Engine spares were stolen in two of the incidents, and nothing was stolen in the other three incidents.
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The French Navy has located the Danish product tanker, Monjasa Refomer, that pirates boarded and hijacked, kidnapping six crew members in the Gulf of Guinea last weekend.
According to Atlantic Maritime Prefecture (AMP), the Premier Maître L’ Her, their high seas patrol boat, spotted the chemical and oil tanker while assisting in the disembarkation of its ten crew members on Friday 31th Mar.
Going to the tanker’s last known position, the French Navy’s Premier Maître L’Her high seas patrol vessel (PHM), engaged in Operation Corymbe, was carrying out searches for the ship in the north-east of the Gulf of Guinea, with the support of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Monrovia, as well as the navies of the region, and of the MDAT-GoG.
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A new common name, Flighted Spongy Moth Complex, will now be used to refer to the group of moths formerly known as Asian Gypsy Moth, or AGM.
In March 2022 the Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced that the common name for Lymantria dispar would now be “spongy moth”, replacing the name “gypsy moth” which was considered derogatory. As a result, the common name Flighted Spongy Moth Complex (FSMC) will now be used to refer to the group of moths previously known as Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM).
It may take some time for each country to update all of its websites, policies, forms, certificates, educational material, etc. to reflect the new common name. Hence, during this time of transition from one name to another, all inspection certificates using both of these names will continue to be considered valid if they have been issued by recognized certification body.