Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 137 km N of Caluula, Somalia
Saudi Forces Receive Distress Call From Oil Tanker Near Yemen
2 year agoAl-Masirah has aired footage of what it claims is from the Emirati-flagged ship Rwabee that the Iran-backed Houthis hijacked
On anniversary of Soleimani's death, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis seized an Emirati-flagged ship in the Red Sea, the Rwabee
Saudi-led coalition says Houthis hijack a cargo vessel with UAE flag off Hodeidah
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 149 km N of Las Khorey, Somalia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 149 km NNW of Caluula, Somalia
UN voted unanimously to allow international naval forces to continue using all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia for next 3 months
US Navy Central Command (NAVCENT) seized the weapons from two flagless vessels in the Arabian Sea
IRGC has seized a "foreign vessel" and its crew near "Parsian" waters, Hormuzgan province, Iran, "11 foreigners" were detained for "fuel smuggling"
Iran navy says it has seized foreign ship in the Gulf while "smuggling diesel"
3 year agoThe Nigerian Navy on Thursday deployed 13 warships, 2 helicopters and 1,500 troops in a special military exercise against pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Awwal Gambo, announced the deployment at the flag-off of Exercise Grand African NEMO 2021
Iran state TV says the navy thwarts a pirate attack on oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on October 25, in the Gulf of Guinea, a container ship "Lucia", flying the flag of Panama from Togo to Cameroon, was attacked by pirates. After receiving a distress signal, a Ka-27PS helicopter with a Marine Corps unit was deployed. Pirates left the ship when a military helicopter approached
President Erdogan says Turkey is strengthening cooperation on the fields of military defense and security with Nigeria, which is fighting against terrorism, armed gangs and piracy
Iran's media is reporting pirates attempted to overtake an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden but an Iranian warship foiled the attack. There is a history of such incidents with Somali pirates taking Iranians hostage in the past. 1/2
Iranian navy destroyer Alborz warded off "scores of pirates equipped with five speedboats and advanced equipment" that aimed to attack an unidentified Iranian oil vessel, according to Bloomberg
3 year agoThe sailors of the Russian Northern Fleet held exercises in the Gulf of Guinea to free the ship from pirates, and then shot a simulated pirate boat
3 year agoIndian ship MV Tampen came under attack by pirates in Gulf of Guinea, off Gabon on Sunday. Officer unable to overcome trauma undergone during shootout
Pirates operating off Libreville, Gabon, appear to have kidnapped a crewmember after boarding the offshore supply vessel Tampen
3 year agoLibreville, Gabon: A supply vessel anchored 6nm southwest of Libreville was boarded by several armed intruders, resulting in two crew members being injured. @CastorVali Maritime Flash Report
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 145 km SSE of Mukalla, Yemen
A British authority specialized in maritime transport UKMTO: An Incident is currently underway not related to piracy off the waters of Fujairah
3 year agoThe UK national killed in the Mercer Street tanker attack was a security guard with @AmbreyLtd. The maritime security firm said "a team member was tragically killed in a security incident Our thoughts are with the family & friends of those involved"
The Philippine Coast Guard began anti-terrorism and anti-piracy exercises in the waters off Zamboanga Peninsula and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Monday, June 21
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 183 km NNW of Bosaso, Somalia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 142 km NNW of Caluula, Somalia
"This is much bigger than Georgia," says @PressSec of some states "using easily disprovable conspiracy theories" to "make it more difficult to vote
Shipping companies have contacted the US Navy about the potentially elevated threat of piracy to rerouted vessels after a container ship ran aground and could block the Suez Canal for weeks
3 year agoVideo shows an Iraqi ship had been robbed and kidnapped by pirates along the Iranian coast
