Coast Guard Issues Piracy Warning to U.S. Registered Yachts and Sailing Vessels

Bing Maps Piracy Watch The U.S. Coast Guard strongly advises against all operation of and travel by U.S. yachts and sailing craft, or by U.S. citizens on foreign registered yachts and sailing craft, on the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Somali Basin and the western parts of the Indian Ocean. A U.S. registered sailing vessel was hijacked by pirates in February 2011 off the southern coast of Oman in the...

Video – Coast Guard and Navy Train for Anti-Piracy Boardings

Petty Officer Adam Eggers reports for the Pentagon Channel as Coast Guard and Navy boarding teams conduct counterpiracy training in the North Arabian Sea.