Tag: Red Sea

The importance of maritime security - from securing assets and cargo to environmental protection - was ably displayed by the recent attack on an...

The European Union (EU) naval tasking in the Red Sea Operation Aspides provided protection while the fully laden and missile damaged oil tanker Sounion...

Further attacks against shipping in the lower Red Sea have been reported, though some details remain sketchy. Initial reports said the crude oil tanker named...

A salvage team has abandoned efforts to secure and tow away to safety the fully-loaded burning oil tanker Sounion (IMO 9312145) from near the...

Another violent and highly dangerous attack on a ship in the lower Red Sea has taken place, leaving the crude oil tanker Chios Lion...

Ever-increasing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by rebel Houthis saw the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week demand cessation of attacks...

The Houthi militant group occupying much of the the more populated section of Yemen are continuing their attacks on merchant shipping moving in the...

The security guard mother ship Markab (IMO 7605691) arrived off Cape Town from Gibraltar on 30 May to take on supplies amid an increase...

The Yemeni-based Houthis have struck again. This time the victim is a Greek-owned and operated bulk carrier sailing in the lower Red Sea, which...

The current world maritime hotspot around the Red Sea, northern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and East Africa saw six incidents at sea reported...

Another add to its successes in keeping Red Sea shipping safe from Houthi attacks came when the Italian Navy vessel ITS Virginio Fasan (F591)...

Yemen’s Houthis claim to have made further attacks on ships with ties to Israel, the UK and USA in recent days. Some of these ‘ties’...

In less than two months the newest European Union (EU) naval force – Operation Aspides concentrated on the Red Sea – repelled 11 attacks...

Maritime drone deployment in offensive operations in the Black and Red seas provides a glimpse of the future of naval warfare. On 18 February,...

In a further escalation of the events in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, a Greek bulk carrier, True Confidence (IMO 9460784) has...

There is speculation that Iran is planning to establish a naval base in the African Red Sea port of Port Sudan. Officially, Iran says it...

There has been little let-up in the ongoing drama off the Yemeni coast in both the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, with further...

The German Navy frigate Hessen, which has joined the EU naval mission named Aspides (meaning shield) to help protect and secure merchant shipping wanting...

The third European Union (EU) naval operation off Africa – Aspides – was launched yesterday (Monday, 19 February) as a defensive maritime security effort...

After receiving approval from the German government to join a European Union military mission to assist in protecting shipping in the Red Sea, the...

Houthi rebels have hit another merchant vessel off Yemen, damaging a cargo ship transiting the Red Sea. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in...

Still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, African countries face yet another geopolitical hurdle with the Red Sea crisis and...

Threats to maritime safety in the Red Sea have widened and now include the Gulf of Aden and north-western Indian Ocean. Last week and during...

Renewed attacks on ships by suspected Somali pirates since November 2023 have fuelled fear of a new threat of piracy off the east coast...

The Red Sea crisis is now a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) priority, with three meetings held this year already. Following several months of...

A Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck a US-owned and operated cargo ship on Monday 15 January, US Central Command said in a statement. The vessel,...

Recent attacks on commercial vessels by Houthi militia in the Red Sea have put the vital shipping region in the spotlight. The Yemen-based rebels...

US and UK warships have repelled a mass drone attack launched by Yemeni Houthis rebels at commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The incident,...

At least 20 countries have, according to the United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD), signed on to be part of Operation Prosperity Guardian,...

A third naval task force will in the not too distant future be patrolling the seas off Africa – the world’s second largest continent. Operation...

A Norwegian registered and operated oil and chemical products tanker, Strinda (IMO 9330771), was hit by a missile launched from Yemen at about midnight...

Because of threats posed by the rebel Houthi forces in Yemen, an increased number of merchant ships are avoiding the Red Sea and Suez...

Several Israeli-linked commercial ships have diverted around the Cape to avoid sailing through the Suez Canal and Red Sea, as number of other ships...

From being a protector of food supplies destined for nutrition deprived Somalis, Operation Atalanta evolved into a broad-base maritime security provider. The European Union (EU)...

Recognising the importance of a secure maritime environment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, a task force set up by the Inter-governmental...

Royal Navy ships and personnel have joined a new international task force to safeguard ships passing through one of the world’s most dangerous ‘choke...

Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has established a new international naval task force to enhance maritime security in the Red Sea region. During a ceremony at...

An Iranian cargo ship has come under attack in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed sources, and semi-official Iranian...

Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen foiled an “imminent terrorist attack” by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the southern Red Sea,...

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen said the Houthis seized a vessel towing a South Korean drilling rig at the...

The Red Sea and the adjacent Gulf of Aden face many potential threats to free movement, ranging from the presence of non-state armed groups...

Naval forces from the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen foiled an attempted attack on an unidentified commercial ship in the southern Red Sea by...

Egypt's president said Cairo was concerned about security in the Red Sea following an attack by Yemen's Houthis on two oil tankers...

Somalia and Ethiopia will jointly invest in four seaports to attract foreign investment to the countries, another move in a tussle for...

Sudan and Qatar will sign a $4 billion agreement to jointly develop the Red Sea port of Suakin off Sudan's coast, Sudanese...

Egypt's top court dismissed all outstanding legal challenges to a deal transferring two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, a day before...

A court in Alexandria ordered the detention of leading rights activist Mahienour el-Massry over charges of illegally protesting in June against the...

Egypt's national security prosecutor ordered the transfer of an Egyptian man who stabbed three foreign tourists to death at a Red Sea...

An Egyptian man who stabbed three foreign tourists to death and wounded another three at a Red Sea resort tried to join...

Egypt's plan to hand over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia under an agreement that has caused widespread controversy moved...