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Piracy on the high seas came under the spotlight recently at an international gathering of top navy officers in Manama.
The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) hosted naval leaders from 22 nations and international organisations for a series of meetings.
The 'Shared Awareness and Deconfliction' meetings provide a working-level opportunity for navies to share information and counter-piracy efforts off the coast of Somalia.
"These efforts streamline and maximise the effectiveness of naval forces to conduct counter-piracy operations in the region," said Commodore Tim Lowe, Deputy Commander, CMF, adding that by synchronising their efforts, the Combined Task Force, European Union, Nato and other international forces can make a difference.
Representatives from nations including Bahrain, Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Russia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, the UK, the US, Yemen, the European Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) and Nato took part.
This was the fourth working-level meetings held to discuss counter-piracy and co-ordination.
CTF 151 is a multi-national task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations and to actively deter, disrupt and suppress piracy in order to protect global maritime security and secure freedom of navigation for the benefit of all nations following a number of attacks and high-profile ransom demands by Somali pirates.
