Welcome to MaritimeSecurity.com
Updated May 06, 2009
Established in 1995 as the first web-based maritime security information site. The first to offer statistical tracking of maritime piracy along with in-depth reporting of attacks upon shipping, yachts, and cruising vessels.
We are continuing our efforts to improve this site in order to provide you with the most effective and relevant information regarding maritime security. This site is fluid and in the process of a continuous propagation of information from our files. Please check back frequently to view our new additions and updates.
Maritime Intelligence, The Worldwide Threat To Maritime Assets, and
Current Danger Areas:
Get the latest report on piracy, maritime attacks and the current threat to shipping and maritime traffic across the globe. Published by the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence and MARAD. Visit our page on Threat and Piracy Reports
Fighting Maritime Piracy:
The
Horn of Africa continues to remain as a center of terrorism despite the
U.S. and allied military presence in the region
(Combined Joint Task Force
- Horn of Africa / CJTF-HOA). While the Global War On Terror is pursuing
predominantly land based international terrorism, the maritime criminals have been active
in the area for many years, and
have until recently enjoyed an unlimited and unchallenged free range of operations
throughout the Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, and the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean
off Somalia. Numerous attacks, ship hijackings, and
kidnappings have occurred, and continue to occur in the region. However, this
may soon be changing with the recent (1/8/2009) forming of a dedicated
counter-piracy naval task force in that region.
U.S. Navy Counter-Piracy and Maritime Security Forces
Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) was formed January 8, 2009 with the specific mission of conducting counter-piracy operations in the Horn of Africa maritime region. CTF-151 will assume the lead role in fighting piracy and will be augmented by Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150). CTF-150 was formed just after the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom to conduct Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. CTF-150 was not a dedicated counter-piracy force; its primary mission was the deterrence of destabilizing activities, such as drug smuggling and weapons trafficking.
Visit our page on Somalia for detailed information.
