Tag: Red Sea

According to International news, evacuation sealift operations continue in Port Sudan, as foreign nationals take advantage of a tenuous ceasefire to make their way to one of the last jumping-off points for transit out of the country. 

A yacht carrying five people, three Russians and two Egyptians reportedly went missing days ago off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea.

An oil spill from a ro-ro took place in the Red Sea, with relevant authorities in Egypt and Jordan trying to deal with the situation.

Remote-controlled cameras will take over responsibility from U.S.-led peacekeepers for ensuring international shipping retains freedom of access to the Gulf of Aqaba.

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).

Dryad Global reporting indicates that when transiting within Red Sea, a survey vessel, spotted a skiff approaching the starboard bow.

The US established a new Combined Task Force 153 within the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East to focus on the Red Sea.

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.

Regional conflict, heightened military activity, and increased political tensions pose threats to merchant vessels operating in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Western Indian Ocean.

Since 2017, Houthi have been perfecting their use of maritime drones to conduct attacks against maritime vessels and port facilities in the region.