BIOT Permit Application Seriously Impacted Yacht owners making early plans for Indian Ocean crossings this season have applied for a stopover in BIOT/Chagos (some applying as early as last December...

The Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory – BIOT) consists of 58 islands covering approximately 640,000 sq kms of ocean located in the Indian Ocean halfway between East Africa and...

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), also known as the Chagos Archipelago, consists of 58 islands covering some 640,000 sq km of ocean located approximately halfway between East Africa and...

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an archipelago of 58 islands covering some 640,000 sq km of ocean located approximately halfway between East Africa and Indonesia. The islands are...

10 August, 2020: Last updated. This report will not be updated further. Please review individual country biosecurity sections for the latest information. After many months of closures the situation started...

The Durban maritime mobile S.S.B net (South Africa) has been revived by a group of highly experienced yachtsmen/ham radio operator’s who were part of the original Durban maritime net, dating...