Maritime Security update August 2010

Maritime Security update on Somali Piracy
Once again, the Royal Navy have amended their Best Management Practice guidelines for shipping which can be found on the Maritime Security Centre - Horn of Africa website or here on the AYSS site . These are aimed primarily at the commercial industry; however they do serve as a good base document to aid a Master about to undertake a voyage through hostile waters.

Pirates are still managing to succeed in their quest to capture vessels for ransom even with the increased Naval presence and group transit scheme through the Gulf of Aden. Two vessels were hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in June, a vessel was hijacked in the Southern Red Sea area Bab Al Mandeb in July a first in the Red Sea and a further two vessels have been hijacked so far in August inside the Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf of Aden. All of these during the monsoon season where piracy is normally on hold until the wind and seas calm down towards the end of August.

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