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This marad advisory provides guidance for transiting the gulf of aden, red sea and the indian ocean

Piracy Countermeasures · HYDROLANT 1707/09

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2009-09-09 13:10Z
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cancelled 2009-10-24 09:33Z (archive)
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MARAD ADVISORY 7/09 082107Z SEP 09.
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Original warning text

                        PIRACY COUNTERMEASURES.
1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR TRANSITING
   THE GULF OF ADEN, RED SEA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN.
2. ANTICIPATE AN INCREASE IN PIRACY ATTACKS NOW THROUGH LATE
   DECEMBER DUE TO CALMER WEATHER FAVORABLE FOR SMALL BOAT
   ACTIVITY.
3. ALL U.S. FLAG SHIPS OPERATING IN HIGH RISK WATERS SHALL
   COMPLY WITH U.S. COAST GUARD MARITIME SECURITY (MARSEC)
   DIRECTIVE 104-6 (REV 2). GUIDANCE, ADVISORIES AND LINKS
   TO ASSIST U.S. FLAG VESSELS IN COMPLYING WITH THE MARSEC
   DIRECTIVE AND IN COMBATING PIRACY MAY BE ACCESSED ON
   HOMEPORT AT HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/ UNDER "ANTI-PIRACY".
   QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO LCDR JAMES FOGLE, U.S.
   COAST GUARD, PHONE: 202 372 1038 OR
   E-MAIL: [email protected]. NONE OF THE GUIDANCE IN
   THIS NOTICE IS MEANT TO SUPERSEDE MARSEC 104-6 (REV 2)
   OR SUPPORTING PORT SECURITY ADVISORIES.
4. NON-U.S. FLAG VESSELS, TO WHICH THE US COAST GUARD MARSEC
   DIRECTIVE DOES NOT APPLY, SHOULD BE AWARE AND CONSIDER
   MEASURES DIRECTED TO U.S. FLAG VESSELS. THIS GUIDANCE IS
   AVAILABLE IN U.S. COAST GUARD PORT SECURITY ADVISORY
  (PSA) 2-09 ON HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/ UNDER "ANTI-PIRACY".
5. ALL U.S. FLAG SHIPS REQUIRED BY REGULATION TO FILE AMVER
   POSITION REPORTS AND OPERATING IN THE GULF OF ADEN AND
   THE INDIAN OCEAN SHALL FILE AMVER REPORTS EVERY 24 HOURS
   IN LIEU OF EVERY 48 HOURS. THE CHANGE IS DIRECTED BY THE
   MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 46 CFR
   PART 307.11. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A WAR ZONE
   DECLARATION.
6. ALL U.S. FLAG OPERATORS WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS
   ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY
   THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
7. SINCE AUGUST 2008 THE NUMBER OF PIRATE ATTACKS ON
   MERCHANT SHIPS THROUGHOUT THE GULF OF ADEN (GOA) AND OFF
   THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, PARTICULARLY SOMALIA, HAS
   INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE MAJORITY OF THE PIRATE
   ATTACKS ARE CLUSTERED ALONG THE SHIPPING LANES IN THE
   GOA BUT MORE RECENTLY IN 2009, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE
   IN THE NUMBER OF ATTACKS WELL TO THE EAST OF THE HORN OF
   AFRICA (HOA) INCLUDING ATTACKS 500 MILES OR MORE OFF THE
   COAST. IT IS CLEAR THAT ANY VESSEL TRAVELING BETWEEN THE
   SEYCHELLES AND THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA IS SUBJECT TO AS
   MUCH OF A THREAT AS A VESSEL TRAVELING THROUGH THE GOA
   AND SHOULD TAKE AS MUCH CARE IN PLANNING AND PREPARING
   FOR POTENTIAL ATTACKS. VIGILANCE SHOULD BE HIGHEST AT
   FIRST LIGHT AND LAST LIGHT AS THE MAJORITY OF ATTACKS
   OCCUR DURING THESE PERIODS. ATTACKS HOWEVER, HAVE TAKEN
   PLACE AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND MORE RECENTLY DURING
   NIGHT TIME HOURS, PARTICULARLY WITH MOONLIGHT. THEREFORE
   VIGILANCE MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. ANALYSIS OF
   SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT THE
   FOLLOWING COMMON VULNERABILITIES ARE EXPLOITED BY
   THE PIRATES: LOW SPEED, LOW FREEBOARD, INADEQUATE
   PLANNING AND PROCEDURES, VISIBLY LOW STATE OF ALERT
   AND/OR EVIDENT SELF PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND WHERE A
   SLOW RESPONSE BY THE SHIP IS EVIDENT.
8. ON 22 AUGUST 2008, COMBINED MARITIME FORCES (CMF)
   ESTABLISHED THE MARITIME SECURITY PATROL AREA (MSPA) IN
   THE GOA. THE MSPA WAS ESTABLISHED IN SUPPORT OF THE
   INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S (IMO) ONGOING
   EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF SHIPS AND MARINERS AT
   SEA. THE MSPA IS A NAVAL MILITARY TERM FOR USE BY
   WARSHIPS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER AND IS A
   GEOGRAPHIC REGION IN THE GOA UTILIZED BY CMF AND
   POSITIONED TO MAXIMIZE DEPLOYMENT OF AVAILABLE FORCES IN
   AREAS OF HIGH RISK. COALITION FORCES PATROL THE MSPA ON
   A ROUTINE BASIS. THE MSPA IS NOT MARKED OR DEFINED BY
   VISUAL NAVIGATIONAL MEANS.
9. ON 01 FEBRUARY 2009, CMF IN COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN
   UNION NAVAL FORCE (EUNAVFOR) "ATALANTA" AND THE UNITED
   KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OFFICE (UKMTO) ESTABLISHED THE
   INTERNATIONALLY RECOMMENDED TRANSIT CORRIDOR (IRTC)
   THROUGH THE GOA. THIS REVISED CORRIDOR WAS INTENDED TO
   DECONFLICT COMMERCIAL TRANSIT TRAFFIC WITH YEMINI
   FISHERMEN, PROVIDE A MEASURE OF TRAFFIC SEPARATION, AND
   ALLOW MARITIME FORCES TO CONDUCT DETERRENT OPERATIONS IN
   THE GOA WITH A GREATER DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY.
10. THE IRTC INCLUDES SEPARATE EAST-BOUND AND WEST-BOUND
   TRANSIT LANES. EACH LANE IS FIVE MILE WIDE, SEPARATED BY
   A TWO MILE BUFFER ZONE. THE EAST-BOUND LANE BEGINS AT
   045-00E BETWEEN 11-48N AND 11-53N. THE LANE IS ORIENTED
   ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE COURSE OF 072 DEGREES AND
   TERMINATES AT 053-00E BETWEEN 14-18N AND 14-23N. THE
   WESTBOUND LANE BEGINS AT 053-00E BETWEEN 14-25N AND
   14-30N. THE LANE IS ORIENTED ALONG A COURSE OF
   252 DEGREES AND TERMINATES AT 045-00E BETWEEN 11-55N
   AND 12-00N. THE IRTC IS NOT MARKED OR DEFINED BY VISUAL
   NAVIGATIONAL MEANS, NOR IS IT INTENDED TO BE A DEDICATED
   TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARSEC
   DIRECTIVE AND PORT SECURITY ADVISORY (PSA) 2-09, UNLESS
   OTHERWISE DIRECTED OR ADVISED BY ON SCENE MILITARY
   FORCES, ALL U.S. FLAG SHIPS NAVIGATING THROUGH THE GOA
   SHALL PLAN VOYAGES USING THE IRTC AND FOLLOW THE GOA
   GROUP TRANSIT (GT) IF SPEED RANGES FROM 10 TO 18 KNOTS.
   VESSELS THAT MAKE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS SHALL CONTACT UKMTO
   FOR ROUTING GUIDANCE. INFORMATION ON IRTC AND GOA GT CAN
   BE FOUND ON THE MSC-HOA WEB SITE.
11. THE MSPA SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE GOA IRTC. THE
   IRTC IS THE RECOMMENDED PATH THROUGH THE GOA TO ALLOW
   MINIMAL RESPONSE TIME TO ATTACKS. MSPA PATROLS ARE
   INTENDED TO MONITOR ACTIVITY BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
   THE IRTC.
12. CMF, IN COOPERATION WITH FORCES FROM NATO, THE EUROPEAN
   UNION (EU), CHINA, INDIA, MALAYSIA, RUSSIA, JAPAN, KOREA
   AND INDONESIA CONTINUE TO PATROL IN THE MSPA AND HAVE HAD
   SOME SUCCESS IN DETERRING ATTACKS ON MERCHANT SHIPPING.
   A FAR GREATER NUMBER OF ATTACKS HAVE BEEN THWARTED
   THROUGH DEFENSIVE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY
   COMMERCIAL AND CIVILIAN SHIPS PRIOR TO ENTERING AND
   DURING TRANSIT THROUGH THE AREA. DESPITE THE INCREASE IN
   PRESENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NAVAL FORCES IN THE REGION,
   AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEFENSIVE AND PROTECTIVE
   MEASURES, PIRATE ACTIVITY HAS CONTINUED AND A NUMBER OF
   COMMERCIAL AND CIVILIAN SHIPS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
   ATTACKED AND SEIZED. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT PIRATES
   IN THE AREA CONTINUE TO ADAPT THEIR TECHNIQUES AND
   PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN CAPTURING
   VESSELS, BOTH IN THE GOA AS WELL AS IN THE OPEN OCEAN
   OFF THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, PARTICULARLY IN THE
   INCREASED DISTANCES THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO OPERATE
   EFFECTIVELY OFF THE EAST COAST OF SOMALIA POTENTIALLY
   UTILIZING MOTHER SHIPS. NAVAL VESSELS PATROLLING THE
   MSPA PROVIDE A MEASURE OF DETERRENCE THROUGH THEIR
   PRESENCE, BUT THIS IS LIMITED DUE TO THE VAST AREA OF
   THE GOA AND IS EVEN LESS EFFECTIVE IN THE OPEN WATERS
   EAST OF SOMALIA. GIVEN THE HIGH VOLUME OF SHIPPING IN
   THE REGION, THE SAFETY OF ALL SHIPS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED
   DUE TO THE OFTEN LONG RESPONSE TIMES DUE TO THE
   CONSIDERABLE DISTANCES INVOLVED. MASTERS ARE THEREFORE
   ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EMPLOY ALL AVAILABLE DEFENSIVE
   MEASURES TO MAKE THEIR VESSELS LESS VULNERABLE TO
   ATTACK WHEN OPERATING IN THE GOA AND OFF THE EAST
   COAST OF AFRICA.
13. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, VESSELS SHOULD AVOID ROUTES THAT
   TRANSIT THROUGH AREAS WHERE ATTACKS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE
   TAKEN PLACE. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT INCREASED THREAT TO
   VESSELS TRANSITING OFF THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, ADVICE
   TO MASTERS IS THAT UNLESS THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE BUSINESS
   TO CONDUCT ON THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA THEY ARE STRONGLY
   ADVISED TO AVOID THOSE HIGH RISK WATERS DESIGNATED IN
   U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE 104-6(REV 2).
   EVEN NEAR HIGH RISK WATERS, VESSELS SHOULD TAKE ALL
   NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID, DETER AND DELAY
   POTENTIAL PIRATE ATTACKS.
14. DUE TO THE PIRATES' INCREASED RESOLVE AND ADAPTABILITY,
   CONTINUOUS RISK ASSESSMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED. ALL VESSELS
   SHOULD CONDUCT A PRE-VOYAGE RISK ASSESSMENT WHEN PLANNING
   TRANSITS THROUGH HIGH RISK WATERS, ESPECIALLY IN CASES
   WHERE SPEED AND MANEUVERABILITY LIMITATIONS AND LOW
   FREEBOARD MAKE A SHIP PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. OWNERS
   AND MASTERS SHOULD ENSURE THE VESSELS ARE PREPARED FOR
   POSSIBLE ATTACK AND ALL CREW AND PASSENGERS SHOULD FULLY
   UNDERSTAND PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO PROTECT THE VESSEL AND
   THEMSELVES IN THE EVENT OF AN ATTACK.
15. IN ADDITION TO COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRED IN THE COAST
   GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE, MASTERS SHOULD REMAIN IN CONTACT
   WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS (UKMTO)
   AND THE UNITED STATES MARITIME LIAISON OFFICE (MARLO) TO
   THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. THE EU HAS ESTABLISHED A
   WEB BASED RESOURCE FOR SHIPS TO RECEIVE THE LATEST ALERTS
   AND TO REGISTER VESSELS PRIOR TO TRANSITING HIGH RISK
   AREAS IN THE REGION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARSEC
   DIRECTIVE, OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF U.S. FLAG VESSELS THAT
   OPERATE IN THE HOA/GOA SHALL REGISTER WITH THE MARITIME
   SECURITY CENTRE - HORN OF AFRICA (MSC-HOA), AT
   WWW.MSCHOA.ORG. ADDITIONALLY, THEY SHALL ESTABLISH
   CONTACT BY E-MAIL OR PHONE WITH UKMTO AT [email protected].
16. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
   ALL VESSELS:
   A.	DEMONSTRATE A WILLINGNESS TO DEFEND YOURSELF.
      DO NOT PRESENT AN ATTRACTIVE TARGET FOR ATTACK
      AND DO NOT SURRENDER IMMEDIATELY AT THE FIRST
      SIGN OF A THREAT.
   B. EMPLOY SPEED AND MANEUVER TO AVOID ATTACK.
      CONDUCT TRANSIT OF HIGH THREAT AREAS AT MAXIMUM
      SUSTAINABLE SPEED AT ALL TIMES. MAINTAIN A FULL
      VISUAL AND RADAR WATCH THROUGHOUT TRANSIT. PROVIDE
      EXTRA LOOKOUTS IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING
      DAYLIGHT HOURS. LOOKOUTS SHOULD BE POSITIONED TO
      ENSURE A 360 DEGREE UNOBSTRUCTED FIELD OF VIEW WITH
      FULL VIEW OF ALL FREEBOARD AREAS. AVOID TRANSITING
      NEAR SMALL BOATS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IT MAY BE
      DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH FISHING BOATS FROM PIRATE
      VESSELS, BUT TRANSITING NEAR SMALL BOATS, MOST OF
      WHICH ARE FISHING BOATS, MAY BE UNAVOIDABLE AT TIMES
      DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBER OF SMALL BOATS IN THE REGION.
      ACTIVELY WATCH FOR DEVELOPING RULES OF THE ROAD
      SITUATIONS AND TAKE EARLY ACTION TO INCREASE CPAS.
      AFT LOOKOUTS MUST BE PARTICULARLY VIGILANT FOR SMALL
      BOATS APPROACHING FROM ASTERN. MANEUVER AGGRESSIVELY
      IF UNDER ATTACK. MANEUVER TO REMOVE ANY LEE FROM
      EITHER SIDE OF SHIP (SEA STATE DEPENDENT). IF
      ENGINEERING OR OTHER TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE REDUCED
      SPEED, IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATE DEFENSIVE MEASURES
      TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY.
   C. ADOPT DEFENSIVE MEASURES OUTLINED IN THE U.S. COAST
      GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09. TAKE ALL
      PRECAUTIONS DETAILED FOR SPEED AND MANEUVER. TAKE
      DEFENSIVE PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO ENTERING HIGH THREAT
      AREAS, INCLUDING RIGGING FIRE HOSES, AND RAISING
      OUTBOARD EQUIPMENT AND/OR POSITIONING IT INBOARD.
      CONSIDER OTHER NON-LETHAL MEASURES SUCH AS FOCUSED
      SONIC DEVICES AND FLARES.
   D. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE US COAST GUARD MARSEC
      DIRECTIVE, U.S. FLAG VESSELS THAT OPERATE IN HIGH
      RISK WATERS SHOULD CONSIDER SUPPLEMENTING VESSEL'S
      CREW WITH ARMED OR UNARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL. IF
      TRANSITING THE HOA/GOA, ALL VESSELS SHALL SUPPLEMENT
      VESSEL'S CREW WITH ARMED OR UNARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL
      BASED ON A PIRACY SPECIFIC VESSEL THREAT ASSESSMENT
      CONDUCTED BY THE OPERATOR. SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
      PERSONNEL SHOULD MET THE MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
      AND GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN PSA (5-09)(REV 1).
   E. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC
      DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, AS SOON AS THE MASTER THINKS
      A THREAT IS DEVELOPING, CONTACT UKMTO,
      PHONE: 9715 0552 3215. IF ATTACKED OR BOARDED,
      MASTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE THE SHIP SECURITY ALERT
      SYSTEM (SSAS). BROADCAST ATTACKS IMMEDIATELY ON ALL
      AVAILABLE RADIO CIRCUITS, ADJUST SPEED AND MANEUVER,
      AND ACTIVATE ALL AVAILABLE DEFENSIVE MEASURES.
      DO NOT IMMEDIATELY SURRENDER UPON APPROACH OF
      SUSPECTED PIRATE BOATS. ATTACKS HAVE BEEN THWARTED
      IN MANY CASES WHERE DEFENSIVE MEASURES WERE USED AND
      THE VESSELS BECAME DIFFICULT TARGETS. AN ATTACK HAS
      EVEN BEEN SUCCESSFULLY THWARTED WHEN PIRATES WERE
      ABLE TO BOARD A SHIP BUT WERE UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS
      TO THE SUPERSTRUCTURE DUE TO THE CAREFUL PREPARATIONS
      OF THE CREW IN SECURING ALL ACCESS POINTS.
   F. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING PRACTICES RECOMMENDED
      FOR MARINERS OPERATING IN VICINITY OF HIGH RISK AREAS
      HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
      ORGANIZATION (IMO) REVISED MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE
      (MSC) CIRCULARS. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE ACCESSED
      VIA IMO WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
      WWW.IMO.ORG/SAFETY/MAINFRAME.ASP?TOPIC_ID=1147
17. ALL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK IN WITH UKMTO AT LEAST
   96 HOURS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE IRTC THROUGH THE GOA.
   CHECK IN AGAIN UPON ENTERING THE CORRIDOR AND CHECK OUT
   UPON EXITING THE CORRIDOR. WHILE IN HIGH RISK WATERS OFF
   THE HORN OF AFRICA IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REPORT VESSEL
   POSITIONS TO UKMTO A MINIMUM OF EVERY 6 HOURS.
18. THE FOLLOWING IS THE UKMTO 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:
19. ESCORT SERVICE MAY BE REQUESTED FOR VESSELS BY
   CONTACTING MARLO BAHRAIN, PHONE: 973 973 3927
   OR E-MAIL: MARLO.BAHRAIN @ ME.NAVY.MIL.
20. IF ATTACKED OR BOARDED BY PIRATES, COMMUNICATIONS MUST
   BE LIMITED TO DISTRESS CALLING AND RESPONSE COORDINATION
   PER THE VESSEL SECURITY PLAN. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
   MARSEC DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, INFORMATION ABOUT THE
   VESSEL'S MOVEMENT, CAPABILITIES, OR THE INCIDENT ITSELF
   SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION AND
   SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR THE MEDIA.
21. U.S. FLAG VESSELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE
   MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY FOR
   ANTI-PIRACY TEAM ASSESSMENTS OF VESSELS.
22. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT MARITIME LIAISON
   OFFICE (MARLO) BAHRAIN, PHONE: 973 1785 3925 OR
   973 3940 1395 FOR AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES (IF IN DOUBT
   OF THE TIME, CALL BOTH UNTIL YOU REACH A PERSON), OR
   E-MAIL: MARLO.BAHRAIN @ ME.NAVY.MIL OR THE
   UK MARITIME TRADE ORGANIZATION (UKMTO),
   PHONE: 9715 0552 3215 OR E-MAIL: UKMTO @ EIM.AE.,
   OR MSC-HOA, PHONE: 44 019 2395 8545 OR
   E-MAIL: POSTMASTER @ MSCHOA.ORG.
23. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB SITE
   AT WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV  UNDER THE HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY
   PORTAL AND ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD HOMEPORT SITE.
   OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THESE
   THE WEB SITES.
24. 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: [email protected].
25. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC
   DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, CONTACT LCDR JAMES FOGLE,
   PHONE: 202 372 1038 OR E-MAIL: [email protected].
26. CANCEL ADVISORIES 2009-02, 2009-04, 2009-05 AND 2009-06.

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