Maritime Hub · Port
Bosaso, Somalia (Puntland)
Assessment
Threat: Severe
Close to pirate networks and ISIS-Somalia in the Cal Miskaad mountains.
Exposure context from the assessed Gulf of Aden judgement (Severe, stable). Threat level is a Mazin Intel analytical judgement from public sources, not a live feed or official rating.
What changed
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- 8 curated major incidents within 500 km
- 0 logged incidents within about 300 km from Maritime Watch
- Assessment: no change to the Severe rating is recorded. Ratings are not yet versioned, so earlier levels cannot be shown.
Linked incidents
2026-07-17 · Hijack · Asana (272 km)
Tanzania-flagged tanker bound for Bosaso hijacked about 65 NM southwest of Mukalla; the fourth vessel held off northern Somalia at the time of reporting.
EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
2026-06-14 · Piracy / boarding · Two merchant vessels (names not released) (303 km)
Armed skiffs attacked a containership and a tanker in separate incidents, including an attempted boarding and an RPG launch. No casualties were immediately reported.
gCaptain, citing UKMTO · curated record, position approximate
2026-05-02 · Hijack · Eureka (375 km)
Togo-flagged tanker bound for Bosaso hijacked at anchor off Qana Port, Shabwa, Yemen, and sailed to the northern Somali coast.
EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
2026-04-26 · Hijack · Sward (122 km)
Fertiliser cargo ship bound for Mombasa hijacked close to Honour 25; held inside Somali territorial waters.
EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
2026-04-21 · Hijack · Honour 25 (145 km)
Palau-flagged tanker carrying oil products to Mogadishu hijacked; held inside Somali territorial waters.
EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
2025-09-29 · Missile / drone · Minervagracht (290 km)
Dutch cargo ship hit and set on fire; one crew member later died.
EU NAVFOR Aspides · curated record, position approximate
2024-03-06 · Missile / drone · True Confidence (469 km)
Three crew killed — the first deaths from the Houthi campaign.
UKMTO · curated record, position approximate
2024-01-26 · Missile / drone · Marlin Luanda (264 km)
Tanker set on fire by a Houthi anti-ship missile.
UKMTO · curated record, position approximate
Nearby chokepoints
- Gulf of Aden Severe
About 155 km · trend stable
- Bab el-Mandeb Severe
About 656 km · trend stable
- Somali Basin Substantial
About 877 km · trend rising