Gulf of Aden

Indian Navy’s destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds to distress call from drone-hit merchant vessel in Gulf of Aden.

It is a deep-water basin that forms a natural sea link between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

Geography – It is an arm of the Indian Ocean that runs in a west-east direction, is located between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia and Djibouti in Africa.

Strategic importance - In the northwest it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab el Mandeb straits making it strategically important.

Climate – It is strongly influenced by the upwelling of cool, nutrient-rich waters during the southwest and northeast monsoons and is characterized by a prevailing high-energy climate.
Biodiversity – Its nutrient rich water support for high levels of biological productivity and it also flows into the Red Sea making the southern part of the Red Sea higher productivity region.
Economy - Its coastline lacks large-scale fishing facilities but supports many fishing towns, as well as the major ports Aden and Djibouti.

Jeddah Convention of 1982, the ‘Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment’ aims at protection of coastal and marine environment from pollution and the rational management of living marine resources that also lead to establishment of PERSGA (Programme for the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden) in 1995.

Indian Navy currently has around 12 warships deployed for anti-piracy and maritime security duties over Arabian Sea.

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