The 5th of February we at last entered the
Gulf of Aden, a perfect funnel introduced into the neck of Bab-el-mandeb, through which the Indian waters entered the Red Sea.
Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the "Sahand" destroyer, which was inducted into the navy last year, has been sent on its first overseas mission to the
Gulf of Aden, according to the official IRNA news agency.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the
Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
On Friday, an Indian Navy patrol vessel, INS Trishul, thwarted a piracy attempt on Indian ship on a merchant vessel "Jag Amar" in the
Gulf of Aden.
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the POEA decided to downgrade the "high-risk statuses" of the two lanes in the
Gulf of Aden to "extended risk zones" following the increase in military patrols in the area.
Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), said in the welcome remarks to the international symposium entitled: 'The Challenges of Piracy in the
Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea' held on Tuesday.
Speaking before the vote, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul told lawmakers that 380 Turkish Cargo Ships passed from the
Gulf of Aden each year, noting that Turkish frigates provided escort to Turkish vessels and secured safe passage against threat of piracy.
These were accumulated as a result of
Gulf of Aden's rifting.
Somali pirates captured a freighter, bulk carrier and a chemical tanker recently, defying foreign warships patrolling the
Gulf of Aden and ending the year with millions of dollars in ransom.
The warship is one of the Malaysian units located in the international waters of
Gulf of Aden to combat piracy.