Tag: Gulf of Aden

  • Tensions build between US, Iran

    Potential showdown brews over cargo ship said to be carrying aid New Tensions Build Between U.S. and Iran in Waters off Yemen By  DION NISSENBAUM and ASA FITCH The U.S. military and […]

  • Iran claims Saudis targeted UNICEF ships

    Reports claims allegedly made in Yemen media. Saudi warplanes target UNICEF aid ships: Yemeni media Yemeni media report that Saudi warplanes have targeted ships purportedly belonging to UNICEF engaged in […]

  • Fisherman injured as Navy fires warning shots

    Police investigating attack on fisherman. Fisherman injured as Navy fires warning shots SHUBHOMOY SIKDAR A 22-year-old fisherman was injured after sustaining injuries from a bullet shot by one of the […]

  • ASKET releases marsec app

    PMSC broker launches new app. ASKET BROKARAGE SERVICES – Release New Maritime Security App Press Release ASKET Director Emma Mitchell: ASKET was established in 2013 to work with and for […]

  • Japan escorts 15 merchant ships off Somalia in April

    Convoy escort programme still operating.  Japan escorts 15 merchant ships off Somalia in April Hisane Masaki Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 15 commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden […]

  • Iran fires on merchant ship

    New incident sparks regional concerns. Iran ‘fires warning shots’ at ship in the Persian Gulf Iranian gunboats have fired warning shots across the bow of a ship in the Persian […]

  • US to boost Gulf defences

    Barack Obama decides to help bolster defensive capabilities of Gulf. US agrees to allay Arab Gulf’s Iran worries with military assistance Barack Obama decides to help bolster defensive capabilities of […]

  • Yemen sea routes risk

    No sign of easing of tensions. Yemen war risk could strangle strategic sea trade routes By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – With Middle East giants Saudi Arabia and Iran squaring up […]

  • High seas crime squeeze

    Time for a maritime law rethink? We need a ‘high seas squeeze’ on transnational criminals Rob McLaughlin and David Connery The law can hinder law enforcement at sea. This situation […]

  • HMAS Newcastle On Middle East Patrols

    Ship’s fifth deployment. HMAS Newcastle On Middle East Patrols Posted by Eric Haun Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle has arrived in the Middle East Region and has commenced her […]