Iranian Ship Linked to Houthi Attacks Heads Home Amid Tensions
(Bloomberg) — An Iranian ship that’s been linked to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea is returning home, removing a prominent asset in the area as the Islamic Republic braces...
Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, Week of 22 Sep 2011 (Source: ONI)
gCaptain Note: Via our friends in West Africa, it’s certainly clear that this list only scratches the surface of what’s really going on out there, but here’s what’s been reported via official channels…
TOGO:
RED SEA:
A. GULF OF ADEN: As the SW Monsoon season comes to an end, winds are out of the east-southeast at 5 – 10 knots with seas ranging from 1 – 3 feet. EXTENDED FORECAST: Winds will remain light to moderate from the east-southeast at 10 – 15 knots and seas will remain minimal through 5 OCT.
B. SOMALI COAST/NORTH ARABIAN SEA: An area of high seas (5 – 7 feet) and moderate winds (SW 15 – 20) remains along the northeastern coast of Somalia through the waters around Socotra Island. Seas and winds decrease slightly along the southern Somalia coast. Conditions in the Arabian Sea and the waters off Oman and Pakistan will range from 3 – 5 feet with moderate SW winds of 10 – 15 knots. EXTENDED FORECAST: The conditions off the northeastern coast of Somalia will remain moderately impacted through 5 OCT. Winds and seas will continue to be increased as the effects of the SW Monsoon slowly draw to an end. Expect seas 2 – 4 feet and winds SW 8 – 12 through 5 OCT in the waters off Oman and Pakistan.
C. INDIAN OCEAN: Moderate south-easterly winds (15 – 20 knots) in the Indian Ocean have increased seas (5 – 7 feet) south of the equator and along the Kenya and Tanzania border. EXTENDED FORECAST: Through 5 OCT, expect moderate winds of 15 – 20 knots to persist causing moderate impacts through the Indian Ocean and Mozambique Channel, to include waters off Kenya and Tanzania with seas increasing to 7 – 9 feet in areas south of the equator as early as 1 OCT.
D. SURFACE CURRENTS: Currents within the Somalia Basin, Gulf of Aden, and into the Indian Ocean remain variable with most areas having average speeds of less than 2 knots. A region of increased speed up to 4 knots occurs from 5S to 11N along the Somali coast.
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