Maritime Security Patrol Area
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"I have just come home from Port Said, after successfully commanding a slow speed laden bulk carrier through the Gulf of Aden. We followed the courses through the MSPA (Maritime Security Patrol Area) corridor, which is patrolled by naval fleet. It was a very tense 40-hour passage. We witnessed an attempted attack just 10 miles behind us, one successful hijacking and another two attempts just close." --Captain Vinayak Anant Marathe, India (2008)
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The Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA) is specified patrol zone in the Gulf of Aden. Its borders are unmarked, but are a narrow, rectangular corridor between Somalia and Yemen, within the northern sector of the gulf. The MSPA was established 22 August 2008 by the Combined Task Force 150, (CTF-150) a multinational, coalition naval task force in order to deter de-stabilizing activities, including piracy within this maritime geographical area. The establishment of the MSPA was directed by the Commander, United States Naval Central Command.[2][3][4][5][6]
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- ^ "CAPT VINAYAK ANANT MARATHE, INDIA". bbc.co.uk. 18 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7736170.stm. Retrieved on 2008-12-05.
- ^ "Coalition warships set up Maritime Security Patrol area in the Gulf of Aden". icc-ccs.org. 26 August 2008. http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163:coalition-warships-set-up-maritime-security-patrol-area-in-the-gulf-of-aden&catid=60:news. Retrieved on 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Combined Task Force 150 Thwarts Criminal Activities". cusnc.navy.mil. September 22, 2008. http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/articles/2008/115.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-30.
- ^ "Gulf of Aden Martime Security Zone". eaglespeak.us. August 31, 2008. http://www.eaglespeak.us/2008/08/gulf-of-aden-martime-security-zone.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
- ^ "Piracy - Somalia and Gulf of Aden". simsl.com. November 2008. http://www.simsl.com/PiracySomaliaGulfAden1108.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
[edit] External links
- Map of the Area
- The Cost of Doing Business on the Open Sea by Richard Pollak, The Nation, April 22 2009
