As announced in marlo advisory bulletin 06/04 (dated 30 apr), coalition maritime security forces are…

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1. AS ANNOUNCED IN MARLO ADVISORY BULLETIN
   06/04 (DATED 30 APR), COALITION
   MARITIME SECURITY FORCES ARE COMMITTED
   TO THE PROTECTION OF IRAQ'S OFFSHORE AL
   BASRA AND KHAWR AL'AMAYA OIL TERMINALS.
   THIS COMMITMENT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
   FORESEEABLE FUTURE TO INCLUDE THE
   TIMEFRAME AFTER THE TRANSITION FROM THE
   COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY OF IRAQ
   TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ ON 30 JUN.
   MARITIME SECURITY ZONES ESTABLISHED
   AROUND BOTH FACILITIES ARE BEING
   AGGRESSIVELY PROTECTED BY PATROLLING
   AIR AND SEA FORCES AS WELL AS PERSONNEL
   DEPLOYED TO THE TERMINALS.
2. BASED ON INPUT FROM OIL INDUSTRY
   EXPERTS, AND OUR OWN ANALYSIS OF THE
   THREAT, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A CURRENT
   INDUSTRY PROCEDURE WHICH MAKES
   TANKSHIPS MORE VULNERABLE TO SECURITY
   THREATS. AS HAS BEEN COMMON PRACTICE
   FOR MANY YEARS, SOME TANKSHIPS
   PREPARING FOR LIFT OPERATIONS CHOOSE
   TO WAIT AT THE TERMINAL'S DEEP-WATER
   ANCHORAGE.
3. COALITION MARITIME FORCES CANNOT
   PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF SECURITY AT
   THE ANCHORAGE AS AT THE TERMINALS.
   GIVEN THE SUICIDE BOAT CAPABILITY
   DEMONSTRATED IN THE 24 APR TERRORIST
   ATTACK ON THE TERMINALS, AND THE
   OBVIOUS ECONOMIC TARGET PRESENTED BY
   IDLE OIL TANKSHIPS ASSEMBLED IN A
   CONTAINED AREA, TANKSHIP OWNERS AND
   OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
   DISCONTINUE USE OF THE DEEP WATER
   ANCHORAGE.
4. WE ARE AWARE OF THE ADDITIONAL
   LOGISTICAL BURDEN INHERENT IN
   SUSPENSION OF ANCHORAGE OPERATIONS.
   HOWEVER, SOME OPERATORS ON THEIR OWN
   INITIATIVE ARE ALREADY DOING SO VIA
   DIRECT COORDINATION WITH IRAQ'S STATE
   OIL MARKETING ORGANIZATION (SOMO) AS
   WELL AS WITH THE TERMINAL MANAGERS.
   WITH CAREFUL PLANNING AND COORDINATION,
   TANKSHIPS ARE ARRIVING AT THE TERMINALS
   AT THEIR SCHEDULED BERTHING
   AVAILABILITY.
5. WE REQUEST YOUR PATIENCE AND
   COOPERATION IN THIS ISSUE. ANY FEEDBACK
   AND SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME AS WE WORK
   TOGETHER TOWARD A HEALTHY AND SECURE
   IRAQI TRADE ENVIRONMENT.