US Navy interdicts stateless vessel previously caught smuggling weapons

On January 18, ships of the US Navy Fifth Fleet interdicted a stateless fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman nearly a year after the same vessel was caught smuggling illici ..

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Cargo Ship Docked for Repairs Following A “Mysterious Explosion”

  • An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman came to Dubai’s port for repairs.
  • The crew was unharmed, yet the vessel sustained two holes on the pole side and two on starboard side.
  • It remains unclear what caused the blast, but the incident comes amid sharply rising tension between the US and Iran over its unraveling 2015 nuclear deal.

An Israeli cargo ship has been struck by an unexplained explosion while sailing in the Gulf of Oman, reports the...

https://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-docked-for-repairs-following-a-mysterious-explosion/

American Club member Alert (January 14, 2021) Re – Maritime Security

American Club member Alert (January 14, 2021) Re – Maritime Security

AMERICAN CLUB MEMBER ALERT (January 14, 2021) RE – MARITIME SECURITY: UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR VESSELS OPERATING IN THE ARABIAN GULF, GULF OF OMAN, GULF OF ADEN AND RED SEA

JANUARY 14, 2021MARITIME SECURITY: UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR VESSELS OPERATING IN THE ARABIAN GULF, GULF OF OMAN, GULF OF ADEN AND RED SEA 

Reference is made to the recently reported event of a limpet mine having been found attached to the hull of a tanker engaged in a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/14/american-club-member-alert-january-14-2021-re-maritime-security/