Date of incident: 04/02/2018
Two suspicious skiffs approached a tanker in the Gulf of Oman and conducted aggressive manoeuvres, coming within 500m of the vessel. The armed security team…
Date of incident: 01/02/2018
A possible hijacking has been reported at an unspecified location off the coast of Benin at 1627 hrs local time. The last known anchorage of the merchant vessel…
In response to the threats arising from the conflict in Yemen, BIMCO, ICS and INTERTANKO have published interim guidance on maritime security in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb. Members should…
On 24th January 2018 at 09:00ZHrs, a merchant tanker was attacked near position 03°30N – 006°20E (South/50nm from Brass, Nigeria). Navies on board merchant tanker repelled the attack.
Vessels…
A bulk carrier is reported to have come under attack at approximately 0900 hrs, Nov 11 to the south of Bonny Island by six armed pirates in a speedboat, at approximately 0900 hrs, Nov 11. Although it…
The Indian Navy’s INS TRISHUL reportedly thwarted a piracy attempt on the bulk carrier JAG AMAR (44127 gt, built 2017) in the Gulf of Aden. The INS TRISHUL pursued the attackers, arrested 12 and…
MDAT-GoG have reported that on 18th September 2017 at 2107UTC, a merchant ship was attacked near 044700N 0081800E (in vicinity of Parrot Island, Calabar, Nigeria). Four speed boats are believed to…
In response to the continuing threat in the area of the Bab Al Mandeb straits related to the conflict in the Yemen and potential piracy, the Combined Maritime Forces have issued a guidance bulletin…
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…
