A merchant ship reported that it was approached by four skiffs with five to six persons on board each at 0602hrs local time 24 nm off Perim Island in the Bab el Mandeb. The skiffs came within 0.8 nm…
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. Read the statement…
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…
