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• Piracy · 2 messages2015-05-01 → 2015-07-06Guidance to vessels operating in or near the strait of hormuz

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1. 1
   Piracy·HYDROPAC 1470/152015-05-01 17:31Z → cancelled 2015-07-06 06:25Z
   Guidance to vessels operating in or near the strait of hormuz
   Persian Gulf · Strait of Hormuz · Gulf of Aden · Persian Gulf

   PERSIAN GULF.
   STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
   GULF OF ADEN.
   GUIDANCE TO VESSELS OPERATING IN OR NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
   1. THIS ADVISORY SUPERSEDES MARAD ADVISORY 2013-01 AND UPDATES
      SPECIAL WARNING 114 TO REFLECT A RECENT INCREASE IN CHALLENGES
      INVOLVING COMMERCIAL SHIPS TRANSITING THE PERSIAN GULF
      AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO MARINERS IN SUCH
      CIRCUMSTANCES. U.S. FLAG OPERATORS WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED
      AREA ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY
      THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
   2. MARAD ADVISORIES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB SITE AT
      www.marad.dot.gov/news_room_landing_page/maritime_advisories/
      advisory_summary.htm AND ON THE MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION
      WEB SITE AT msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal. SELECT BROADCAST
      WARNINGS, SCROLL DOWN TO SEARCH BOX AND SELECT MARAD ADVISORIES.
   3. BACKGROUND:
      A. AT APPROXIMATELY 0905Z ON 28 APRIL, WHILE TRANSITING THE
         STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC SEPARATION
         SCHEME IN THE VICINITY OF 26-39.43N 056-15.0E,
         M/V MAERSK TIGRIS WAS APPROACHED BY FIVE SMALL IRANIAN
         PATROL BOATS, HAILED OVER VHF RADIO, AND CONTACTED VIA
         SATELLITE TELEPHONE. THE MASTER DID NOT INITIALLY COMPLY
         WITH THE HAILS OR THE DIRECTION OF THE IRANIAN VESSELS.
         SUBSEQUENTLY, THE IRANIAN VESSELS FIRED THREE WARNING
         SHOTS ACROSS THE BOW OF M/V MAERSK TIGRIS. THE MASTER
         COMPLIED WITH IRANIAN DIRECTION AND PROCEEDED TO A
         POSITION TWO NM EAST OF JUZIRH-YE LARAK, WHERE THE
         M/V MAERSK TIGRIS WAS BOARDED BY IRANIAN PERSONNEL.
      B. AT APPROXIMATELY 0655Z ON 24 APRIL, WHILE TRANSITING IN
         THE VICINITY OF 25-42N 055-16E, APPROXIMATELY 17 NM OFF
         THE COAST OF UAE AND 15 NM OFF THE COAST OF ABU MUSA ISLAND.
         M/V MAERSK KENSINGTON WAS APPROACHED BY FOUR IRANIAN PATROL
         BOATS AND HAILED OVER VHF RADIO. THE MASTER DID NOT RESPOND
         TO THE HAILS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE IRANIAN VESSELS MANEUVERED
         AROUND M/V MAERSK KENSINGTON AND TOOK A POSITION ASTERN OF
         THE SHIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 0720Z, ALL IRANIAN VESSELS BROKE
         PURSUIT.
   4. WHETHER THESE ARE ISOLATED INCIDENTS IS NOT KNOWN. U.S. MERCHANT
      VESSELS AND MARITIME INTERESTS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
      INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA IN THE WATERS OF THE PERSIAN GULF,
      STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THE
      FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHEN TRANSITING THE AREA:
      A. IF A U.S. FLAG VESSEL ENGAGED IN TRANSIT THROUGH THE STRAIT
         OF HORMUZ OR ITS APPROACHES IS HAILED BY IRANIAN FORCES, IT
         SHOULD PROVIDE ITS VESSEL NAME AND AFFIRM THAT IT IS EXERCISING
         THE RIGHT OF TRANSIT PASSAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
         LAW OF THE SEA.
      B. IF BOARDING OF A U.S. FLAG VESSEL ENGAGED IN TRANSIT THROUGH
         THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OR ITS APPROACHES IS REQUESTED BY IRANIAN
         FORCES, THE SHIP'S MASTER SHOULD, IF THE SAFETY OF THE SHIP
         AND CREW WOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED, DECLINE PERMISSION TO BOARD
         BY NOTING THAT THE VESSEL IS IN TRANSIT PASSAGE AND NOT SUBJECT
         TO COASTAL STATE ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION.
      C. IF A BOARDING BY IRANIAN FORCES OCCURS EVEN AFTER DECLINING
         PERMISSION, THE BOARDING SHOULD NOT BE FORCIBLY RESISTED BY
         PERSONS ON THE U.S. FLAG MERCHANT VESSEL. REFRAINING FROM
         FORCIBLE RESISTANCE IN NO WAY INDICATES CONSENT OR AGREEMENT
         THAT SUCH A BOARDING IS LAWFUL.
      D. U.S. FLAG VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO REPORT SUCH INCIDENTS
         IMMEDIATELY TO COALITION NAVAL VESSELS ON VHF CHANNEL 16,
         VIA E-MAIL TO [email protected] AND BY
         PHONE TO 973 1785 3879.
      E. U.S. FLAG VESSELS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SUCH ACTIVITY
         TO THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AT [email protected].
   5. ALL VESSELS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT COALITION NAVAL FORCES MAY
      CONDUCT MARITIME AWARENESS CALLS, QUERIES AND APPROACHES IN
      ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF VESSELS TRANSITING THE PERSIAN GULF,
      STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN. U.S. FLAG VESSELS APPROACHING
      COALITION NAVAL FORCES ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN RADIO CONTACT
      ON VHF CHANNEL 16.
   6. U.S. FLAG VESSELS BOUND FOR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN EITHER
      DIRECTION ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET
      NAVAL COOPERATION AND GUIDANCE FOR SHIPPING WATCH
      AT 973 1785 3695 OR AT [email protected]
      AT LEAST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO AN ANTICIPATED TRANSIT.
   7. THIS ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN IN
      EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
   8. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY, CONTACT
      CAMERON NARON, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DIRECTOR OF SECURITY,
      CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W28-340, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E.,
      WASHINGTON, DC 20590, PHONE: 202 366 1883, FAX: 202 366 3954,
      TELEX II: 710 822 9426 (MARAD DOT WSH),
      OR E-MAIL: [email protected].
   9. CANCEL MARAD ADVISORY 2013-01.

2. 2
   Piracy·HYDROLANT 1062/152015-05-01 20:52Z → cancelled 2015-06-24 13:38Z
   Guidance to vessels operating in or near the strait of hormuz
   Persian Gulf · Strait of Hormuz · Gulf of Aden · Persian Gulf

   PERSIAN GULF.
   STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
   GULF OF ADEN.
   GUIDANCE TO VESSELS OPERATING IN OR NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
   1. THIS ADVISORY SUPERSEDES MARAD ADVISORY 2013-01 AND UPDATES
      SPECIAL WARNING 114 TO REFLECT A RECENT INCREASE IN CHALLENGES
      INVOLVING COMMERCIAL SHIPS TRANSITING THE PERSIAN GULF
      AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO MARINERS IN SUCH
      CIRCUMSTANCES. U.S. FLAG OPERATORS WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED
      AREA ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY
      THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
   2. MARAD ADVISORIES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB SITE AT
      www.marad.dot.gov/news_room_landing_page/maritime_advisories/
      advisory_summary.htm AND ON THE MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION
      WEB SITE AT msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal. SELECT BROADCAST
      WARNINGS, SCROLL DOWN TO SEARCH BOX AND SELECT MARAD ADVISORIES.
   3. BACKGROUND:
      A. AT APPROXIMATELY 0905Z ON 28 APRIL, WHILE TRANSITING THE
         STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC SEPARATION
         SCHEME IN THE VICINITY OF 26-39.43N 056-15.0E,
         M/V MAERSK TIGRIS WAS APPROACHED BY FIVE SMALL IRANIAN
         PATROL BOATS, HAILED OVER VHF RADIO, AND CONTACTED VIA
         SATELLITE TELEPHONE. THE MASTER DID NOT INITIALLY COMPLY
         WITH THE HAILS OR THE DIRECTION OF THE IRANIAN VESSELS.
         SUBSEQUENTLY, THE IRANIAN VESSELS FIRED THREE WARNING
         SHOTS ACROSS THE BOW OF M/V MAERSK TIGRIS. THE MASTER
         COMPLIED WITH IRANIAN DIRECTION AND PROCEEDED TO A
         POSITION TWO NM EAST OF JUZIRH-YE LARAK, WHERE THE
         M/V MAERSK TIGRIS WAS BOARDED BY IRANIAN PERSONNEL.
      B. AT APPROXIMATELY 0655Z ON 24 APRIL, WHILE TRANSITING IN
         THE VICINITY OF 25-42N 055-16E, APPROXIMATELY 17 NM OFF
         THE COAST OF UAE AND 15 NM OFF THE COAST OF ABU MUSA ISLAND.
         M/V MAERSK KENSINGTON WAS APPROACHED BY FOUR IRANIAN PATROL
         BOATS AND HAILED OVER VHF RADIO. THE MASTER DID NOT RESPOND
         TO THE HAILS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE IRANIAN VESSELS MANEUVERED
         AROUND M/V MAERSK KENSINGTON AND TOOK A POSITION ASTERN OF
         THE SHIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 0720Z, ALL IRANIAN VESSELS BROKE
         PURSUIT.
   4. WHETHER THESE ARE ISOLATED INCIDENTS IS NOT KNOWN. U.S. MERCHANT
      VESSELS AND MARITIME INTERESTS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
      INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA IN THE WATERS OF THE PERSIAN GULF,
      STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THE
      FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHEN TRANSITING THE AREA:
      A. IF A U.S. FLAG VESSEL ENGAGED IN TRANSIT THROUGH THE STRAIT
         OF HORMUZ OR ITS APPROACHES IS HAILED BY IRANIAN FORCES, IT
         SHOULD PROVIDE ITS VESSEL NAME AND AFFIRM THAT IT IS EXERCISING
         THE RIGHT OF TRANSIT PASSAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
         INTERNATIONAL LAW OF THE SEA.
      B. IF BOARDING OF A U.S. FLAG VESSEL ENGAGED IN TRANSIT THROUGH
         THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OR ITS APPROACHES IS REQUESTED BY IRANIAN
         FORCES, THE SHIP'S MASTER SHOULD, IF THE SAFETY OF THE SHIP
         AND CREW WOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED, DECLINE PERMISSION TO BOARD
         BY NOTING THAT THE VESSEL IS IN TRANSIT PASSAGE AND NOT SUBJECT
         TO COASTAL STATE ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTION.
      C. IF A BOARDING BY IRANIAN FORCES OCCURS EVEN AFTER DECLINING
         PERMISSION, THE BOARDING SHOULD NOT BE FORCIBLY RESISTED BY
         PERSONS ON THE U.S. FLAG MERCHANT VESSEL. REFRAINING FROM
         FORCIBLE RESISTANCE IN NO WAY INDICATES CONSENT OR AGREEMENT
         THAT SUCH A BOARDING IS LAWFUL.
      D. U.S. FLAG VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO REPORT SUCH INCIDENTS
         IMMEDIATELY TO COALITION NAVAL VESSELS ON VHF CHANNEL 16,
         VIA E-MAIL TO [email protected] AND BY
         PHONE TO 973 1785 3879.
      E. U.S. FLAG VESSELS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SUCH ACTIVITY
         TO THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AT [email protected].
   5. ALL VESSELS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT COALITION NAVAL FORCES MAY
      CONDUCT MARITIME AWARENESS CALLS, QUERIES AND APPROACHES IN
      ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF VESSELS TRANSITING THE PERSIAN GULF,
      STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND GULF OF OMAN. U.S. FLAG VESSELS APPROACHING
      COALITION NAVAL FORCES ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN RADIO CONTACT
      ON VHF CHANNEL 16.
   6. U.S. FLAG VESSELS BOUND FOR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN EITHER
      DIRECTION ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET
      NAVAL COOPERATION AND GUIDANCE FOR SHIPPING WATCH
      AT 973 1785 3695 OR AT [email protected]
      AT LEAST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO AN ANTICIPATED TRANSIT.
   7. THIS ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REMAIN IN
      EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
   8. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY, CONTACT
      CAMERON NARON, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DIRECTOR OF SECURITY,
      CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W28-340, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E.,
      WASHINGTON, DC 20590, PHONE: 202 366 1883, FAX: 202 366 3954,
      TELEX II: 710 822 9426 (MARAD DOT WSH),
      OR E-MAIL: [email protected].
   9. CANCEL MARAD ADVISORY 2013-01.