Today, MARLO remains part of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and supports the commercial maritime community in the following ways:
The MARLO Newsletter is distributed by e-mail to customers both regionally and worldwide, and provides current information on navigational safety, threats to shipping, updates to marine regulation and other items of interest.
MARLO events include an annual MARLO Maritime Conference in Dubai and regional forums throughout the year. At these events, commercial mariners and industry representatives from the Gulf, East Africa and Europe are invited to meet with and share their concerns with senior leadership of the Combined Maritime Forces and members of other regional maritime community.
MARLO is committed to maintaining close ties within the regional maritime community. Our liaison officers travel regularly throughout the Gulf and East Africa to foster communication, stay apprised of changes in local port infrastructure and management, and to proactively address your concerns and questions. We remain, first and foremost, an active advocate for commercial mariners. We remain dedicated to providing accurate and timely information on safety of shipping and marine navigation.
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Combat Aircrew Five of
Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 (The Red Lancers), from Naval Air Station
Jacksonville, Florida, currently forward deloyed to the 5th
FLEET area of responsibility and serving as part of Combined Maritime Forces
(CMF), assisted in the rescue of a hostage held by suspected pirates off the
coast of Yemen, Sept. 10.
Earlier in the week, a French yacht sent out a distress signal from the Gulf
of Aden. A helicopter later located the yacht with no one aboard.
