This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden
Gulf of Aden · HYDROLANT 1599/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-11-12 04:58Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · MARLO ADVISORY 6/08.. Issued 2008-09-29 12:54Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Gulf of Aden. The parsed report position is 13.500, 49.000. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- Cancel HYDROLANT 1599/08 and this msg, msg in force as marad advisory 6/08 and available at…later cancellation notice
- issued
- 2008-09-29 12:54Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARLO ADVISORY 6/08.
- issued by
- MARLO ADVISORY
- sea
- Gulf of Aden
- position
- 13.500, 49.000
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES SUGGESTED REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS TRANSITING THE GULF OF ADEN. 2. VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK IN WITH MARLO BAHRAIN AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SUGGESTED CORRIDOR (REF. ADVISORY 5/08) THROUGH THE GULF OF ADEN. CHECK IN AGAIN UPON ENTERING THE CORRIDOR AND CHECK OUT UPON EXITING THE CORRIDOR. 3. CHECK IN POINTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: EASTBOUND TRAFFIC: WAYPOINT: 12-15N 045-00E. WESTBOUND TRAFFIC: WAYPOINT: 14-45N 053-00E. 4. THE FOLLOWING IS THE MARLO REPORT FORMAT: A. SHIP NAME: B. IRCS (CALL SIGN): C. IMO #: D. CARGO: E. LAST PORT: F. NOON POSITION (GMT): G. NEXT PORT: H. ADDITIONAL PORTS: I. SECURITY TEAM ABOARD(Y/N): J. REPORTING VIA AMVER?: K. PUBLICATION 117 ABOARD?: L. PRESENT POSITION: 5. CONTACT MARLO AT: MARLO.BAHRAIN@ME.NAVY.MIL DUTY PHONE: 973 3940 1395 (E-MAIL PREFERRED). 6. VESSELS ARE ADVISED THAT THE PRESENCE OF LARGE GROUPS OF YEMENI FISHING VESSELS IN THE CORRIDOR ARE LIKELY AND THE POSTING OF ADDITIONAL LOOKOUTS IS RECOMMENDED. 7. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY, CONTACT MR. DOHERTY, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY, CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W23-312, 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: OWEN.DOHERTY@DOTGOV.
Reading this warning
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
12 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
- Vessel requesting assistance in 11-55N 051-11E at 220445Z may2017-05-22
- Vessels report coming under attack in 13-53N 051-05E at 190700Z sep2009-09-19
- This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden2008-09-29
- This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden2008-09-29
- This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden2008-09-29
- This marad advisory provides suggested way point for commercial vessels to transit the gulf of aden2008-08-26
Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 20:35Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.