Tag: bab-el-Mandeb
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Suspicious Activity Reported Southwest of Bab-el-Mandeb On Sunday
March 08: The UKMTO received multiple reports of skiffs in position 12.366667, 43.950000 southwest of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. Source: UKMTO
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Suspicious Approach By Six Skiffs Near Bab-el-Mandeb
February 25, 10:41 UTC: While underway near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait in approx. posn. 12°13′ N 44°06′ E the oil/chemical tanker WAWASAN EMERALD (IMO # 9412763) was reportedly approached to within […]
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Suspicious Approach By 11 Vessels Near Bab El Mandeb Strait
February 22, 07:48-08:02 UTC: A vessel reported a suspicious approach by eleven skiffs with approx. 4-5 POB in posn. 12°10’0” N 043°31’3” E. Closest point of approach was 0.8 NM. […]
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Japan Adopts Plan to Send Naval Troops to Middle East Amid Continued Tensions in Region
December 27: The Japanese Cabinet approved Friday the dispatch of Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel to the Middle East for information-gathering activities to help ensure the safety of a key oil […]
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Initial Report of Suspicious Approach Near Bab el Mandeb
December 03, 14:50 UTC: According to an initial report by the UKMTO, “A merchant vessel has reported a suspicious approach at 1450 UTC on the 3rd Dec, by a skiff […]
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Initial Reports of Attack on Survey Vessel in Bab el Mandeb Strait
November 19: According to initial reports, unidentified assailants fired on a survey vessel from the shore at 1845 hrs local time during an operation off Mayyun Island in the Bab […]
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Japan Considers Assigning Two SDF Vessels to New Middle East Mission
October 20: Japan may assign two Self-Defense Force vessels to help protect Middle East waterways as part of a dispatch plan under consideration, according to a government source . Chief […]
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Saudi Arabia and UAE Join Naval Security Coalition in the Gulf
September 20: In recent days both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have reportedly joined the intentional maritime security coalition to “deter threats to maritime navigation and global trade” […]
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Qatar To Build New Port In Somalia’s Hobyo, Near Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
August 20: Qatar plans to build a new seaport at Somalia’s Hobyo, a potentially strategic investment in an area of East Africa fiercely contested by Gulf rivals. Hobyo, in the central region […]
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Suspicious Approach By Three Skiffs in Bab El Mandeb
July 01: At 08:40 UTC an unspecified MV in position 125180N, 0431497E (Bab-el-Mandeb) was approached by three skiffs with up to five persons on board in each. The skiffs proceeded […]
