Update October 2025 From south to north – an update on the Red Sea countries: Oman A very small number of boats continue to stop at Port Salalah and complain...

Red Sea Transit Season: February to June Source: Zeilen While the Red Sea has a reputation as a “no-go” area due to piracy and especially in 2024 due to the...

This Group page has been developed to respond to an increasing need for information sharing amongst vessels interested in making a passage of the Red Sea. Please note that this...

Introduction So much has been written about the Gulf of Aden (GOA), a body of water that separates the Arabian Peninsula of Asia and the African Continent. Some stories are...

Bab el Mandeb to Eritrea The following is an antidote to Bab el Mandeb horror stories. The winds do not arrive suddenly but build up, and the separate experience of...