Maritime advisory system

Original warning text

U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY SYSTEM.
1. THE U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY SYSTEM
   BECAME OPERATIONAL IN JANUARY 2017 FOR
   ISSUING MARITIME SECURITY ALERTS AND
   ADVISORIES. THE NEW SYSTEM ESTABLISHED A
   SINGLE FEDERAL PROCESS TO EXPEDITIOUSLY
   PROVIDE MARITIME THREAT INFORMATION TO
   MARITIME INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING
   VESSELS AT SEA. THE MARITIME
   ADVISORY SYSTEM STREAMLINED, CONSOLIDATED
   AND REPLACED MARITIME THREAT
   INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISSEMINATED IN THREE
   SEPARATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY INSTRUMENTS:
   SPECIAL WARNINGS, MARAD ADVISORIES, AND
   GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY RELATED MARINE
   SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETINS.
2. THE U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY SYSTEM INCLUDES
   TWO TYPES OF NOTIFICATIONS:
   A. A U.S. MARITIME ALERT QUICKLY PROVIDES
      BASIC THREAT INFORMATION TO THE MARITIME
      INDUSTRY.
   B. A U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED
      WHEN AMPLIFYING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
      ON A THREAT AND COULD INCLUDE
      RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDENTIFY AVAILABLE
      RESOURCES.
3. U.S. MARITIME ALERTS AND U.S. MARITIME
   ADVISORIES WILL BE BROADCAST BY THE NATIONAL
   GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, EMAILED
   TO MARITIME INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, AND
   POSTED TO THE MARITIME SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS
   WITH INDUSTRY (MSCI) WEB PORTAL, AT
   www.marad.dot.gov/MSCI/.
4. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY
   SYSTEM MAY BE EMAILED TO [email protected].
   ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
   ON THE MSCI WEB PORTAL.
5. CANCEL THIS MSG 01 JUL 20.