Tag: Gulf of Aden

According to Reuters, two ships caught fire after being struck by projectiles off the coast of Yemen near Aden, as reported by UK maritime agencies on 9th June.

According to Risk Intelligence, on 3rd May, a Houthi announcement led to concern. Following on from dozens of attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November, the group threatened to extend their area of operations to the Eastern Mediterranean.

With the security situation in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean area rapidly evolving and the threat to merchant vessels on the rise, the Shipowners' Club is proactively providing operators with current advice and support.

Houthis have launched two attacks against merchant shipping on 18 May, as various naval forces in the area report. 

On April 10, the Houthis claimed to have targeted four vessels in the Gulf of Aden with drones and naval missiles, including a U.S. warship.

According to Bloomberg, the Houthis in Yemen have stated that they will refrain from attacking vessels from China and Russia as they traverse the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

According to Reuters, India will bring in and prosecute 35 Somali pirates captured by its navy after they hijacked a ship off the coast of Somalia. This marks a shift from its previous approach of rescuing hijacked vessels and crew but not prosecuting the disarmed pirates.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines the threat to shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as well as off the coast of Somalia.

According to BIMCO, in recent months, Somali pirates have repeatedly attacked and hijacked a number of merchant vessels in international waters. These incidents serve as a grim reminder of the critical importance of BMP5 (Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea) in the shipping industry.

The Kingdom of Bahrain has signed the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC-JA), a regional initiative to combat piracy, armed robbery against ships and other illicit maritime activities in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.