Tag: Gulf of Aden

The Combined Maritime Force (CMR) and EU NAVFOR have recently issued Industry Releasable Threat Bulletin (IRTB) 031 intended to help shipping operators who are responsible for merchant and large commercial fishing vessels that pass through, or operate in, the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (GOA).

IMO and States in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region have begun developing a regional biofouling management strategy and action plan to prevent the transfer of invasive aquatic species.

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.