Red Sea

New high risk area limits in Red Sea and Arabian Sea

Steamship Club issued an alert to remind its members that are trading in the southern Red Sea and Arabian Sea that the geographical limits of the High Risk Area have been changed from 1 May 2019. BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and the OCIMF highlight that the ongoing containment of pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean means that a reduction in the area’s geographic boundaries is appropriate.

The group continues to stress that correct reporting, vigilance and adherence to the 5th edition of the...

https://safety4sea.com/new-high-risk-area-limits-in-red-sea-and-arabian-sea/

Egypt reopens five ports due to weather improvement

Egypt, after shutting down seven of its ports due to bad weather conditions, it reopened five out of seven ports on January 17. As stated by Reuters, the bad weather conditions improved and the wind stabilized as announced by the Red Sea Ports Authority.

Specifically, Cairo and many Egyptian cities were affected by a severe sandstorm which resulted to the closing of the ports for safety.

As Reda Ghandour, a spokesman for the Alexandria Port Authority quoted at Reuters, the ports of Alexandria and...

https://safety4sea.com/egypt-reopens-five-ports-due-to-weather-improvement/

Egypt shuts down seven ports temporarily because of bad weather

Heavy weather combined with inappropriate manipulations may lead to damage of a vessel, threatening the cargo, the environment or, even worst, human life. That’s why, for the time being, Egyptian authorities have shut down the most important ports of Alexandria and Dekheila on the Mediterranean Sea and Ain Sokhna and Suez on the Red Sea because of extreme weather conditions, as stated by Reuters.

Specifically, according to Reuters’ sources, the authorities in Egypt proceeded to the closing of...

https://safety4sea.com/egypt-shuts-down-seven-ports-temporarily-because-of-bad-weather/

2018 Navy, Marine Corps On-Duty Deaths

The following names are those of Marines and sailors who died in 2018 while at sea, in combat or during training accidents, according to USNI News records and Navy and Marine Corps reports.

Cpl. Alejandro Romero, USMC
Bravo Company, 3rd RECON, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
Jan. 22

Marine Corps Cpl. Alejandro Romero.

Romero, 22, was training at the Multi-Mission Parachute Course in Arizona when his main canopy failed to fully deploy on his the exit from the aircraft.

He was unable to completely cut away the...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/28/2018-navy-marine-corps-on-duty-deaths

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