Gulf of Aden Convoys
Yacht convoys are now believed to be a bad idea. They are unwieldy to manage and pose a more visible and attractive target to pirates. The military presence in the area (two different missions, one managed by NATO and one by the EU) discourage anything more than a couple or three boats traveling “together”.
Tom Sampson, who organized a 27 boat convoy in January 2010 through GOA, comments;
"The need for a convoy as an added form of security against piracy attacks is questionable. When the convoy of 2010 became so large (never intended) then it was hoped that coalition forces might offer some assistance - which they did not. I would not advocate the use of a large convoy and a convoy of any size would not provide security against pirates. However, it would offer mutual support between those in the convoy but this, of course, would apply to any passage of any duration".
Roger Hill of SY Equanimity organized a 3 boat convoy with a security team onboard each boat from the Maldives to Sudan in April 2015. Read his report here.
Head to the Med thru the Red 2015 We just completed a long trip from Male, Maldives to Port Suakin, Sudan. Wow, what a trip,...
Sent to noonsite by Tom Sampson of SY Katanne (www.katanne.co.uk) TREAT WITH EXTREME CAUTION - CONVOYS AND RALLIES THROUGH THE INDIAN OCEAN In 2010 I...
These notes were originally prepared by Tom Sampson of SY Katanne following a super-convoy he organized from Salalah to Aden in January 2010. The piracy...
Tom Sampson, who organised a 27 boat convoy in January 2010 through GOA, sent noonsite the following comment following publication of ISAF's June 2011 Guidelines...
From a cruiser who has done the same trip From Salalah, you will find many yachts on their way to the Red Sea all in...
Gulf of Aden Super Convoy – updated Received from Joost Jager on 3rd January 2010 How to go through the Gulf of Aden to the...
