breakage | The UK Maritime Authority warns of an active piracy threat in the Gulf of Aden According to a maritime advisory issued by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), military authorities have reported suspicious activity throughout the Gulf of Aden indicating an active Pirate Action Group (PAG) operating in the area. Commercial shipping operators have been alerted following multiple sightings of suspicious small vessels maneuvering near merchant ships passing through the main shipping corridor. In one specific incident, crew members reported seeing a distinctive green and blue boat equipped with two boarding ladders, a grappling hook and nine people on board.