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The somali pirates presently hold no hostage vessels or crews with the recent release of the M/V lin 1 and…
HYDROPAC 1508/06
- issued
- 2006-08-09 14:28Z
- status
- cancelled 2007-05-26 06:55Z (archive)
- authority
- MARLO BAHRAIN 06/06 09 AUG 06.
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
1. THE SOMALI PIRATES PRESENTLY HOLD NO HOSTAGE VESSELS OR CREWS WITH THE RECENT RELEASE OF THE M/V LIN 1 AND THE F/V DONG WON 628. THE LAST PIRATE ATTACK OR SHIP SEIZURE BY PIRATES OFF THE SOMALI COAST OCCURRED 04 APR, FOUR MONTHS AGO. THIS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED STATE IS DOUBTLESS DUE IN GREAT PART TO THE COMBINATION OF COALITION MARITIME FORCES' EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS THE PIRATES ACTIVITIES AND THE INCREASED AWARENESS AND ALERTNESS OF COMMERCIAL VESSELS TRANSITING THE AREA. 2. COMMERCIAL VESSELS TRANSITING THE TRADITIONAL SEA LANES OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF CURRENT PIRACY ACTIVITIES IN THE EVENT THEY RESUME. WHEN CALLING ON PORTS IN SOMALIA VESSELS MAY STILL FACE SOMEWHAT HIGHER RISKS THAN THOSE TRANSITING SEA LANES OFF THE COAST. 3. FISHING VESSELS ALSO FACE A HIGHER RISK THAN VESSELS TRANSITING THE COAST, DUE TO THEIR SMALLER SIZE, THEIR CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THE COAST, AND SOME ONGOING SHIFTS INTERNAL TO SOMALIA AS TO WHO MIGHT CONTROL AND ENFORCE FISHERIES WITHIN SOMALIAS EEZ.
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- HYDROPAC messages in force 260800Z may 2007cancelled by · 2007-05-26
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