1 year agoUS CENTCOM seized over 3,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 578,000 rounds of ammo, and 23 advanced ATGMs from an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman on January 15th. Fifth such operation in a little over two months, on Jan 6th over 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles seized
2 year agoU.S. Central Command:USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) sails in the GulfofOman
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 155 km NNE of Caluula, Somalia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 168 km NNW of Ceerigaabo, Somalia
2 year agoCMF and @EUNAVFOR have carried out joint activities in the Gulf of Aden, working together to enhance interoperability as part of their commitment to maritime security and stability in the region
The civilian search and rescue vessel "Sapphire" captured by the Russian army is being transported to the port of occupied Sevastopol. This was reported by the captain of "Sapphire"
2 year agoRussia seized 2 Ukrainian civilian vessels in Black Sea
Russia, China and Iran worked out counter-piracy operation at the CHIRU 2022 exercise in the Gulf of Oman, - the Russian Defense Ministry said
Adviser to the Emirati President: The militias are using the port of Hodeidah militarily to finance the war
Adviser to the Emirati President: The militias have turned the port of Hodeidah into a port for maritime piracy
Gargash: The Houthi militia has turned the port of Hodeidah into a port for maritime piracy, war financing, and military exploitation
The U.S. charged four Belarus officials with piracy in the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk, where the opposition journalist Roman Protasevich was seized
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
