Hodeidah : Profile

Location

A busy fishing and commercial port located on the E coast of the Red Sea.

Position 14°50.1'N,42°56.1’E.

Clearance

Port control in Hodeidah should be contacted in advance on VHF Channel 16 to advise ETA, name of vessel and other details, otherwise the yacht may not be allowed into the port.

Hodeidah is approached through a 10 mile long channel. Pilotage is only compulsory for vessels over 150 GRT.

Related Reports

Indian Ocean and Red Sea Transit 2011 (12 Jan 2012)

ISAF June 2011 Guidelines for yachts on passage through the southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and off Somalia  (29 Jul 2011)

Convoys in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea (29 Jul 2011)

Pirates, Costs and Baksheesh for the Red Sea Passage (08 Oct 2010)

Common sense practice for safe passage from Salalah to Aden (13 Jul 2010)

Sailing Oman to Aden 2010 in a small group (23 Apr 2010)

Yemen: Zuquar Island - Attempted Pirate Attack whilst at anchor (19 Apr 2010)

Thailand to the Med - 2009 (29 Jul 2009)

Gulf of Aden - Our Experience, August 2008 (21 Jan 2009)

Cruising Notes on Yemen (02 Jan 2009)

SE Asia to Turkey 2008 (04 Dec 2008)

India to Red Sea Transit (29 Aug 2008)

Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Cruising Tips (25 Jul 2008)

Seychelles to Red Sea (24 Jun 2008)

Southerly Red Sea Passage (01 Jun 2008)

Eastwards Across the Andaman Sea (14 May 2008)

Beautiful cruising along Gulf of Aden and Red Sea in 2007 (22 Apr 2008)

Mediterranean to Singapore: Cruising Report (17 Jan 2008)

Thailand to Turkey 2007 Part One – Thailand to Massawa in Eritrea (19 Nov 2007)

Red Sea Weather Forecasts (01 May 2007)

Notes from Southbound Red Sea transit September 2005 (23 Mar 2007)

Sailing From Asia To The Med Can Be Trouble-Free (23 Mar 2007)

Yacht Saltaire Robbed in Gulf Of Aden March 2004 (23 Mar 2007)

Piracy: useful contacts (21 Mar 2007)

Yacht Abandoned Off Eritrean Coast As Skipper Goes Missing (06 Mar 2007)

Recent Cruising Accounts Of Red Sea Passages (05 Dec 2006)

Concern Over Recent Piracy Attacks off Somalia (14 May 2006)

Piracy in the Gulf of Aden: thoughts on human traffickers / pirates (24 Feb 2006)

Pirates near Yemen update (09 Nov 2005)

Egypt, Yemen, Eritrea and Seychelles Update (13 Sep 2005)

Report on Red Sea Passage 2003 (28 Jun 2005)

Latest Report On Port Of Aden (08 Mar 2005)

Bab El Mandeb Straits To Eritrea: Cruising Report 2005 (25 Feb 2005)

Massawa Well Worth A Visit (31 Dec 2002)

Related News

Piracy attacks in East and West Africa dominate IMB’s world report  (25 Jan 2012)

Piracy fears drive yachts away from Oman and Yemen  (09 Dec 2011)

Thailand to Turkey Convoy through the Gulf of Aden Cancelled (23 Nov 2011)

NSC Pirate Attack Group Map Update (07 Oct 2011)

Treat with Extreme Caution - Convoys & Rallies through the Indian Ocean (22 Sep 2011)

Crew Abudcted from French Sailing Yacht off Yemen by Somali Pirates - Update (13 Sep 2011)

New Guidelines for yachts on the passage through the southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and off Somalia  (29 Jul 2011)

Pirate Attacks Grew 36 Percent in First Half 2011 (15 Jul 2011)

Pirate Alley and Eritrea (08 Apr 2011)

Latest News of Danish Crew Seized by Pirates (08 Mar 2011)

Revised Guidelines for Yachts Intending Passage through the Gulf of Aden and the Somali Basin (14 Dec 2010)

Yacht Hijacked by Somali Pirates in Indian Ocean (03 Nov 2010)

ISAF / EUNAVFOR Meeting - cruising yachts transiting the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin (29 Oct 2010)

Indian Ocean Net (IO Net) Now Closed (06 Jun 2010)

Super Convoy March 2010 Evaluation (10 Apr 2010)

Formerly hi-jacked Yacht-Sailors arrive safely in Yemen (21 Jul 2009)

Yachts included in Piracy Deterrence Operations  (04 Apr 2009)

Gulf of Aden - Revised Maritime Security Patrol Area  (19 Feb 2009)

Transiting the Red Sea - a Tough Decision (15 Dec 2008)

Dockwise Yacht Transport Offers Safe Passage from Oman to the Med (21 Nov 2008)

Reported Incidents of Somali Pirate Attacks & Hijackings in the Gulf of Aden 2008 (07 Oct 2008)

Piracy report from UKMTO for Gulf of Aden (02 Oct 2008)

Notice to Yachts Transiting the Gulf of Aden (18 Sep 2008)

Three Pirate Centres Planned for the Coast of Yemen (18 Sep 2008)

Warning: Captured Yacht in use by Somalian Pirates (08 Sep 2008)

Update Mobile Maritime Net SE Asia (27 Aug 2008)

Freed German Sailors Reach Kenya (14 Aug 2008)

Latest News On Mobile Maritime Net SE Asia (04 Aug 2008)

Update to Sailing Family Siezed by Pirates (26 Jun 2008)

Crew of French Yacht Freed Somali Hijackers Detained (12 Apr 2008)

Pirates Attack French Yacht and Take Crew Hostage (05 Apr 2008)

Dangers Increase Off Somali Coast (28 Mar 2008)

Convoys Through Gulf Of Aden & Red Sea (28 Feb 2008)

Two Suspect Incidents In Gulf Of Aden (07 Mar 2007)

Free weather service for yachts transiting the Red Sea (12 Apr 2003)

Updated advice for boats sailing through piracy areas (08 Apr 2002)