Comparably, that's about the transit distance from Portland Maine down the east coast of the US to Miami Florida.
It's about 1,500 nm on to Mombassa, which is just south of the equator in Kenya. Ships turning southward at the Horn of Africa transit the SLOC (Sea Lane of Commerce) along the east coast of Somalia because of the prevailing southerly currents there. That transit is comparable in distance to that from the mouth of the Mississippi at New Orleans to the tip of Florida at Key West- except that 600 nm over there is infested with Somalia pirates.
In Africa from Djibouti at the southern end of the Red Sea eastward through the Gulf of Aden to round Cape Guardafui at the easternmost tip of Africa (also known as "The Horn of Africa") is about a 600 nm transit before you stand out into the Indian Ocean. Rather than me trying to correct it, I'll just tell you what I found out from my contacts at NSWC Norfolk and at SOCOM Tampa.įirst though, let me orient you to familiarize you with the "terrain." Your "Real" story is not exactly the way I heard it, and probably has a few political twists thrown in to stir the pot. I'm not certain of the authenticity, but it provides an interesting read: I received an email account from a colleague that originated from a retired Navy officer (Flag type) with connections. Been asking around for the account of the piracy aboard the M/V Alabama.
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