M/V Limberg

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   Piracy·HYDROPAC 459/102010-03-09 19:53Z → cancelled 2010-05-01 00:00Z
   This marad advisory provides guidance for vessels transiting the bab-al-mandab strait, red sea and the gulf…
   Red Sea · Bab-al-mandab Strait

   RED SEA.
   BAB-AL-MANDAB STRAIT.
   1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR VESSELS
      TRANSITING THE BAB-AL-MANDAB STRAIT, RED SEA AND
      THE GULF OF ADEN ALONG THE COAST OF YEMEN.
   2. INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT AL-QAEDA REMAINS INTERESTED
      IN MARITIME ATTACKS IN THE BAB-AL-MANDAB STRAIT,
      RED SEA AND THE GULF OF ADEN ALONG THE COAST OF YEMEN.
      ALTHOUGH IT IS UNCLEAR HOW THEY WOULD PROCEED, IT MAY
      BE SIMILAR IN NATURE TO THE ATTACK AGAINST THE USS COLE
      IN OCTOBER 2000 OR THE M/V LIMBERG IN OCTOBER 2002,
      WHERE A SMALL TO MID-SIZE BOAT LADEN WITH EXPLOSIVES
      WAS DETONATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE TARGETED SHIPS.
      HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE RULED OUT THAT THE EXTREMISTS
      MAY BE CAPABLE OF OTHER MORE SOPHISTICATED METHODS OF
      TARGETING, SUCH AS THE USE OF MISSILE OR PROJECTILES TO
      TARGET SHIPS SUCH AS THE MORTARS USED TO TARGET A NAVY
      SHIP IN JORDAN IN 2005. ALTHOUGH THE TIME AND LOCATION
      OF SUCH AN ATTACK IS UNKNOWN, IT IS LIKELY THAT SHIPS IN
      THE BAB-AL-MANDAB STRAIT, RED SEA AND THE GULF OF ADEN
      ALONG THE COAST OF YEMEN ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK OF
      BECOMING TARGETS OF SUCH AN ATTACK.
   3. ALL VESSELS TRANSITING THE WATERS IN THE VICINITY OF
      YEMEN ARE URGED TO OPERATE AT A HEIGHTENED STATE OF
      READINESS AND SHOULD MAINTAIN STRICT 24 HOUR VISUAL
      AND RADAR WATCHES AND REGULARLY REPORT THEIR
      POSITION / COURSE / SPEED TO THE UKMTO. VESSELS ARE AT
      GREATEST RISK IN AREAS OF RESTRICTED MANEUVERABILITY
      AND WHILE IN PORT OR AT ANCHOR.
   4. MERCHANT VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS
      ACTIVITY TO THE UKMTO DUBAI, PHONE: 97 150 552 3215,
      E-MAIL: UKMTO@EIM.AE OR IMB PRC AT PHONE: 6 032 031 0014,
      E-MAILS: IMBKL@ICC-CCS.ORG AND PIRACY@ICC-CCS.ORG.
      REPORTS CAN ALSO BE RELAYED TO MSCHOA AT
      E-MAIL: OPSCENTRE@MSCHOA.ORG.
   5. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY, CONTACT
      ROBERT FORD, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY,
      CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W25-207, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E.,
      WASHINGTON, DC 20590, PHONE: 202 366 0223,
      FAX: 202 366 3954, TLX II: 710 822 9426 (MARAD DOT WSH),
      OR E-MAIL: MARADSECURITY@DOT.GOV.