Gulf of Aden

Km	Bearing
148.9	122	HCMF	Bosaso, Boosaaso
334.0	285		Temple Cliff, Crater
334.7	286	OYAA	Khormaksar / Aden International, Aden
336.8	285		Aden Harbour,
353.0	284		Falaise, Little Aden
359.6	290		near Lahij,


12° 0' 0.00'' N - 48° 0' 0.00'' E

News about this location

Pakistan Navy Alouette III on USS Makin Island, 20-Jan-17 : An ill sailor from PNS Tariq, on patrol in the Gulf of Aden, was evacuated to the USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and then flown to the USS Makin Island (LHA-8) for medical treatment.

First Time for SH-60 on Italian FREMM Frigate, 11-Jan-16 : For the first time a SH-60 Seahawk helicopter landed on a FREMM ship of the Italian Navy

Anzacs Frigates to Commemorate 100 Aniversary, 18-Apr-15 : Anzac class frigates, Australia’s HMAS Anzac and New Zealand’s HMNZS Te Kaha in route to the Mediterranean for Centenary of Anzac commemorative events.

US Merchant SA-330 Puma supports the fleet, 31-Mar-14 : GULF OF ADEN by Sgt. Austin Hazard, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit - A U.S. Merchant Marine SA-330 Puma helicopter drops supplies on the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a replenishment at sea with the USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) dry cargo/ammunition ship.

Operations

Dates		Operation
05-may-02		Combined Task Force 150

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By Date | By Serial

Dates			Org/Type	Unit
1964-apr		Royal Navy	Modified Centaur class	R07 HMS Albion
1964-apr		Royal Navy	Modified Centaur class	R08 HMS Bulwark



1967-oct		Royal Navy	Modified Centaur class	R08 HMS Bulwark
1967-oct-09		Royal Fleet Auxiliary	Ness class	A344 RFA Stromness
1967-oct-09	VERTREP	Royal Air Force	Wessex HC.2	XR500



1986-jan-17	1986-jan	Royal Navy	Hecla class	A144 HMS Hydra
1986-jan-17	1986-jan	Royal Navy	Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class	D87 HMS Newcastle
1986-jan-17	1986-jan	Royal Navy	Seawolf Leander class	F60 HMS Jupiter



1993		Fleet Air Arm (RAN)	Sea King Mk.50	N16-114



2009-jan		US Navy	HH-60H Rescue Hawk	165120
2009-jan-23		Fleet Air Arm	Lynx HAS2	XZ729
2009-apr		Canadian Armed Forces	CH-124 Sea King	12416
2009-apr		Canadian Armed Forces	City class	FFH 338 HMCS Winnipeg
2009-aug	Operation Atalanta	Royal Norwegian Navy	Fridtjof Nansen class	F310 KNM Fridtjof Nansen



2010		Fleet Air Arm	Lynx HAS3S	ZF560
2010-jan		Royal Danish Navy	Absalon class	L16 KDM Absalon
2010-mar		Royal Netherlands Navy	De Zeven Provinciën class	F803 Hr.Ms. Tromp



2012-jun-29		United States Naval Aviation	Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class	FFG-42 USS Klakring
2012-jul		Koninklijke Luchtmacht	AS532U2 Cougar	S-447
2012-jul		Koninklijke Luchtmacht	AS532U2 Cougar	S-419
2012-jul-11	2012-dec	Royal Netherlands Navy	Rotterdam class	L800 Hr. Ms. Rotterdam
2012-oct-17	Operation Kipion	Royal Navy	Type 23 Duke class	F235 HMS Monmouth
2012-nov-12	2013-mar-13	French Navy	La Fayette class	F711 Surcouf



2013-jan-23	Operation Atalanta	Royal Netherlands Navy	De Zeven Provinciën class	F804 Hr.Ms. De Ruyter
2013-feb		Arma Aerea de la Armada Española	AB212 ASW	HA.18-6
2013-feb		Royal Netherlands Navy	De Zeven Provinciën class	F804 Hr.Ms. De Ruyter
2013-feb		Marine Luchtvaartdienst	NH90 NFH	N-227
2013-feb		Spanish Navy	Buque de Accion Maritima (OPV)	P-42 Rayo
2013-mar		United States Naval Aviation	Lewis and Clark class	T-AKE-13 USNS Medgar Evers
2013-mar-19	2013-nov-22 Operation Kipion	Royal Navy	Type 45 Daring class	D35 HMS Dragon
2013-aug		Koninklijke Luchtmacht	AS532U2 Cougar	S-453
2013-aug		Koninklijke Luchtmacht	AS532U2 Cougar	S-419
2013-aug		Royal Netherlands Navy	Improved Rotterdam class	L801 Hr. Ms. Johan de Witt
2013-dec	Operation Manitou	Royal Australian Navy	Adelaide class	FFG 05 HMAS Melbourne



2014-mar	Operation Manitou	Royal Australian Navy	Adelaide class	FFG 04 HMAS Darwin
2014-mar-20		United States Naval Aviation	Lewis and Clark class	T-AKE-4 USNS Richard E. Byrd
2014-mar-30		Evergreen Helicopters	SA330J Puma	N405R
2014-sep-01	accident	US Marine Corps	CH-53E Super Stallion	162485
2014-sep-01		United States Naval Aviation	San Antonio class	LPD-19 USS Mesa Verde



2015-feb-16		Marina Militare Italiana	EH101 Mk.110	MM81487
2015-apr	2015-sep-27 Operation Manitou	Royal Australian Navy	Adelaide class	FFG 06 HMAS Newcastle
2015-apr-20		United States Naval Aviation	Ticonderoga VLS class	CG-60 USS Normandy
2015-apr-20	2015-oct-13	United States Naval Aviation	Improved Nimitz class	CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt
2015-aug		Armada Nacional de Colombia	412EP	ARC-225
2015-aug		Colombian Navy	Patrulleros de Zona MarItima	PZE-47 ARC 7 de Agosto
2015-aug		Arma Aerea de la Armada Española	SH-3D Sea King	HS.9-16
2015-nov		Italian Navy	Maestrale class	F 572 Libeccio
2015-nov		Royal Netherlands Navy	Holland class (OPV)	P843 Zr. Ms. Groningen
2015-nov-14		US Navy	MH-60S Seahawk	167834
2015-nov-15		Marine Luchtvaartdienst	NH90 NFH	N-318
2015-dec-30	2016-jul-16 Operation Manitou	Royal Australian Navy	Adelaide class	FFG 04 HMAS Darwin



2016-aug		Royal Netherlands Navy	De Zeven Provinciën class	F803 Hr.Ms. Tromp
2016-aug		Marine Luchtvaartdienst	NH90 NFH	N-319



2017-dec-07		Marina Militare Italiana	NH90 NFH	MM81589

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