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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.

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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.

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Collected reports in this area · other warnings

12 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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.