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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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