LSS - SAPU

08/01/2024

Suspicious approach approximately 50 nm South East of Al Mukha, Yemen.

UKMTO has received a report of 2 small crafts with a green hull approaching a merchant vessel to within 0.5nm-1nm, approximately 50 nm South East of Al Mukha, Yemen. No weapons have been sighted and vessel and crew are safe. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution....

05/01/2024

Boarded 460 nm East of Eyl, Somalia.

UKMTO has received a report that 5 to 6 unauthorized armed persons have boarded a merchant vessel in the vicinity of 460 nm East of Eyl, Somalia. Crew mustered in citadel. CSO reports that ship’s navigational lighting is limited and is likely to be below minimum anti-collision regulation specifica...

05/01/2024

Crew in hiding as ‘armed persons’ board Bahrain-bound ship off Somali coast

Vessel headed towards Khalifa bin Salman reported incident near Eyl The crew of a Liberian-flagged vessel bound for Bahrain are hiding from pirates who boarded the ship off the coast of Somalia, according to a maritime security agency. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on ...

05/01/2024

Somalia: Unknown assailants board Liberia-flagged cargo vessel 460 NM east of Eyl, Jan. 4

Unknown armed assailants boarded a Liberian-flagged cargo vessel approximately 460 NM (850 km, 530 miles) east of Eyl Jan. 4. Further information, including the status of the crew, remains unclear. The UK Maritime Trade Organisation (UKMTO) is investigating the incident. A heightened naval security....

04/01/2024

Recruiting program 2024
If you have served in the Armed Forces and are interested in a career as a SAPU Maritime Security Operative you can send your Certificate of Discharge and your clean criminal record along with your full name and phone number to:
[email protected].
After a selection process, the successful candidates will be trained, theoretically and practically, to the highest standards and will participate as SAPU commandos in special missions in the Indian Ocean and/or elsewhere.
Further terms of cooperation exist and will be notified during the recruitment process.

04/01/2024

Maritime Security Chart Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea

03/01/2024

Incident approximately 33nm East of Assab, Eritrea

UKMTO has received a report of up to 3 explosions 1-5nm from a merchant vessel in the Bab El Mandeb, 33 nm East of Assab, Eritrea. Master reports no damage to the vessel and crew are reported safe at present. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any s...

03/01/2024

Attack 60nm North West of Al Hudaydah, Yemen

UKMTO has received a report of an attack 60 nm North West of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The master reports being attacked by 3 small boats on his Port side. Shots were exchanged. All crew have been accounted with no casualties. Coalition forces assisted. US authorities report a number of small vessels were...

29/12/2023

US Tries to Persuade Shippers to Sail Red Sea Despite Houthi Attacks

The US military is trying to reassure shipping companies that a multinational force is making it safe to sail through the Red Sea and Suez Canal even though attacks from Yemen-based Houthi rebels show no sign of stopping. The Pentagon is “engaged with industry on a near-daily basis to gauge needs ...

22/12/2023

Indian Navy ‘Chases’ Hijacked Ship In The Arabian Sea As Somali Pirates Strike After 6 Years

By Vaishali Basu Sharma On Dec 14, the Malta-flagged 41,600-dwt MV Ruen was boarded and hijacked by unknown assailants in the Arabian Sea, sailing towards the Somali coast. MV Ruen’s manager is from Bulgaria-based company Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar), and the vessel was boarded off the...

22/12/2023

Incident in the vicinity of Eyl

UKMTO has received a report of an incident in the vicinity of Eyl. Authorities investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO. Source: UKMTO

20/12/2023

Red Sea Chaos Has Shippers Bracing for Weeks Without Key Trade Route

The global shipping industry is bracing for the prospect of living without its most important trade route for weeks. Even as the US works to pull together a task force to stop Houthi militants in Yemen from attacking commercial vessels, shippers are still waiting for details, and worry about imple...