Coalition forces are conducting military operations in support of an arms embargo, no-fly zone and other…

Original warning text

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
LIBYA.
1. COALITION FORCES ARE CONDUCTING MILITARY OPERATIONS
   IN SUPPORT OF AN ARMS EMBARGO, NO-FLY ZONE AND OTHER
   MISSIONS TO PROTECT THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN
   LIBYAN ARAB JAMAJIRIYA, AS AUTHORIZED BY UNITED NATIONS
   SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION (UNSCR) 1973 IN THE
   MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND GULF OF SIDRA
   IN AN AREA BOUND BY
   33-08-00N 011-32-00E, 33-19-00N 011-13-00E,
   34-12-38N,011-12-25E, 35-35-55N 011-31-35E,
   36-30-00N 011-10-00E, 36-30-00N 022-00-00E,
   33-45-00N 025-09-00E, 31-40-00N 025-09-00E.
   EXCLUDING THE LAND AND TERRITORIAL SEAS OF
   THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA.
2. NAVAL VESSELS ARE CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN
   INTERNATIONAL WATERS AND LIBYAN ARAB JAMAJIRIYA
   TERRITORIAL SEAS AND MAY POSE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION.
   ALL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
   WHEN SAILING IN THE VICINITY OF, OR INTO OR OUT OF,
   THIS DESIGNATED AREA.
3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH THIRTEEN OF UNSCR 1973,
   MEMBER STATE MILITARY FORCES ARE AUTHORIZED TO INSPECT
   VESSELS IN THE TERRITORY OF LIBYAN ARAB JAMAJIRIYA,
   INCLUDING SEAPORTS, AND ON THE HIGH SEAS BOUND TO OR
   FROM THE LIBYAN ARAB JAMAJIRIYA IF THERE IS INFORMATION
   THAT PROVIDES REASONABLE GROUNDS TO BELIEVE THAT THE
   CARGO CONTAINS ARMS AND OTHER MATERIEL, THE SUPPLY,
   SALE, TRANSFER OR EXPORT OF WHICH IS PROHIBITED BY
   PARAGRAPHS NINE AND TEN OF UNSCR 1970 AS MODIFIED
   BY UNSCR 1973.
4. VESSELS FOUND TO BE CARRYING PROHIBITED ITEMS BOUND
   TO OR FROM LIBYAN ARAB JAMAJIRIYA ARE SUBJECT TO
   DETENTION AND THEIR CARGO SUBJECT TO SEIZURE.
5. FURTHER, COALITION FORCES ARE CONDUCTING MILITARY
   OPERATIONS IN THIS AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
   AUTHORIZATIONS STATED IN PARAGRAPHS FOUR AND EIGHT OF
   UNSCR 1973. VESSELS TRANSITING THESE WATERS DO SO AT
   INCREASED RISK. THE TIMELY AND ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION
   OF ALL VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT IN THE OPERATION AREA IS
   CRITICAL TO AVOID THE INADVERTENT USE OF FORCE. ALL
   VESSELS ARE ADVISED THAT COALITION FORCES ARE PREPARED
   TO EXERCISE SELF-DEFENSE MEASURES AS MAY BE NECESSARY
   TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY IN THE EVENT THEY ARE APPROACHED
   BY VESSELS OR AIRCRAFT WHOSE INTENTIONS ARE AMBIGUOUS.
   COALITION FORCES ARE PREPARED TO RESPOND DECISIVELY TO
   ANY HOSTILE ACTS OR INDICATIONS OF HOSTILE INTENT. ALL
   MARITIME VESSELS OR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DETERMINED TO
   BE THREATS TO COALITION FORCES WILL BE SUBJECT TO
   DEFENSIVE MEASURES, INCLUDING BOARDING, SEIZURE,
   DISABLING, OR DESTRUCTION, WITHOUT REGARD TO REGISTRY
   OR LOCATION.
6. ALL VESSELS SHOULD MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM NAVAL
   VESSELS CONDUCTING MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
   THE ARMS EMBARGO, THE NO-FLY ZONE, AND OTHER MISSIONS
   TO PROTECT THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN LIBYAN ARAB
   JAMAJIRIYA SO THAT INTENTIONS ARE CLEAR AND UNDERSTOOD
   BY THE NAVAL FORCES. ALL SURFACE VESSELS, ALL SUBSURFACE
   VESSELS, AND ALL AIRCRAFT APPROACHING COALITION FORCES
   ARE REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN RADIO CONTACT ON BRIDGE TO
   BRIDGE CHANNEL VHF 16, INTERNATIONAL AIR DISTRESS
   (121.5 MHZ VHF) OR MILITARY AIR DISTRESS (243.0 MHZ UHF).