On 24th of February, approximately 10-12 small boats with up to 6 persons on each in the vicinity of IRTC Point B.
The Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) Point B is the eastern entrance to the Gulf of Aden (IRTC). In response to widespread Somali-based piracy at the time, this corridor was established in 2009. The corridor stretches for 492 miles. It has five-mile-wide eastbound and westbound lanes. It is patrolled by the Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151), which is currently led by Brazil, in collaboration with the European Union Naval Force Somalia (EU NAVFOR) and other partners.