The naval presence off the Horn of Africa is being upped in the wake of a spate of recent attacks. The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) said in a release today that the naval coalition will be increasing its coverage in the western Gulf of Aden.
“Recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted that there are still risks associated with transits through these waters. In addition to several attempts at piracy, attacks by small, high speed boats using small arms, rocket propelled grenades, and significant amounts of explosives have been conducted,” the CMF noted, saying this type of attack was a “new threat” to the maritime community.
