UKMTO NOTICERELEASED ON BEHALF OF UK GOVERNMENT’s DfTUKMTO NOTICE 001/AUG/2017
1. Category: Notice
2. Description: GUIDANCE ON TRANSITS THROUGH THE BAB EL MANDEB AND ASSOCIATED WATERS
The…
Pirates who boarded a cargo vessel off the coast of Bonny on 30 July kidnapped two officers and three crew members. The pirates boarded the Panama-flagged merchant vessel OYA 1 some 15 nm southwest…
A merchant vessel reported being approached on three occasions by a single skiff travelling at 25Kts on the vessel’s starboard side between 1930 and 2030 hrs local time on 29/7/2017 around 20 nm…
A merchant vessel reported it was approached by nine white-hulled skiffs with 10 persons on board each in the northbound shipping lane of the Bab el Mandeb, 29 nm west-northwest of Hodeidah, coming…
In furtherance of the Hellenic Board’s desire to continue supporting relevant maritime education and to assist Members, the Association is pleased to advise that funds have been made available by the…
Recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted that there are still risks associated with transits through these waters.
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The report, issued on 4 May 2017, details the three key areas where piracy and armed robbery are prevalent, namely the Gulf of Guinea, Somalia and the Horn of Africa and the Southern…
Our correspondents in Dubai – GAC - have provided the following bulletin in respect to the continuing conflict in the Yemen and its impact on key ports.
QUOTEWe have just received some…
Another serious daylight attack on a merchant ship took place in the Sulu Sea- Celebes area on Sunday 19th February when pirates boarded the bulk carrier Giang Hai killing one crew member and…
More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years.
The ICC International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) annual piracy report published on the 10th January reveals a three-fold…
