Tag: Gulf of Aden

Coastal states and the shipping industry are confronting maritime security challenges in all of the seas and oceans surrounding Africa.

Iranian navy managed to thwart a pirate attack on one of the country’s oil tankers en route to the Gulf of Aden.

An Iranian warship on Saturday prevented an attack by pirates against two oil tankers that it was escorting in the Gulf of Aden.

The IMO announced the launch of a new website www.dcoc.org aimed at sharing information on the implementation of the Djibouti Code of Conduct. The platform is expected to play a significant part in enhancing regional cooperation in countering piracy and other illicit maritime activities. 

The Joint War Committee has recently reviewed the Listed Areas, and has agreed the following changes.

The Suez Canal blockade, not only unveiled the vulnerabilities posed by strategic straits and canals, but also sparked off a quick threat and risk assessment on EU NAVFOR ATALANTA side, the EU NAVFOR said. 

A vessel reported a suspicious approach by four small craft, containing two persons within each, while underway in the Eastern Gulf of Aden, according to UKMTO data. This is the fist incident of this nature within the region in 2021.

Two suspicious approach incidents have reportedly occurred within a 24hr period approximately 34nm northwest of Pointe A IRTC (International Recommended Transit Corridor), in the Gulf of Aden. 

The US MARAD issued an advisory on December 14 concerning vessels operating in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, warning that Yemen remains a risk for commercial vessels.

With the monsoon season over, a large multinational counter piracy operation has been conducted by the Combined Maritime Forces in the Gulf of Aden.