This marad advisory provides suggested way point for commercial vessels to transit the gulf of aden
Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 1656/08
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2008-10-11 09:03Z
This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.
- Source and dates
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · MARAD ADVISORY 5/08.. Issued 2008-08-26 14:09Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
- Location covered
- Gulf of Aden. The map shows the reported line or operation extent; it is not a vessel track. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2008-08-26 14:09Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- MARAD ADVISORY 5/08.
- issued by
- MARAD ADVISORY
- sea
- Gulf of Aden
- position
- 13.659, 48.919
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
VESSELS AND OTHER MARITIME INTERESTS. 1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES SUGGESTED WAY POINT FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS TO TRANSIT THE GULF OF ADEN. 2. MARLO BAHRAIN SENT A MESSAGE ON 25 AUGUST WHICH STATED THAT THE COMMANDER, U.S. NAVAL CENTRAL COMMAND HAS DIRECTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MARITIME SECURITY PATROL AREA (MSPA) IN THE GULF OF ADEN. 3. FURTHERMORE, A FORCE OF COALITION NAVY WARSHIPS WILL PATROL THE AREA, AND AIRCRAFT WILL FLY IN THE AIRSPACE ABOVE. COMMODORE BOB DAVIDSON (CANADIAN NAVY), COMMANDER COMBINED TASK FORCE 150, WILL COMMAND NAVAL FORCES IN THE PATROL AREA. THE MSPA IS BEING ESTABLISHED IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S (IMO) ONGOING EFFORTS. COALITION ACTIONS WILL GIVE THE IMO TIME TO WORK INTERNATIONAL PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS THAT WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A LONG TERM SOLUTION. COALITION SHIPS ARE IN THE AREA AS PART OF OUR CONTINUAL PRESENCE IN THIS REGION. WHILE THEY HAVE CONDUCTED ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN THE AREA IN THE PAST, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MSPA WILL FOCUS THE EFFORTS TO COUNTER DESTABILIZING ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION AND IMPROVE SECURITY WHILE LONG-TERM INITIATIVES MATURE. 4. SUGGESTED CORRIDOR THROUGH THE GULF OF ADEN ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING: 12-15N 045-00E, 12-35N 045-00E, 13-35N 049-00E, 13-40N 049-00E, 14-10N 050-00E, 14-15N 050-00E, 14-35N 053-00E, 14-45N 053-00E. 5. MARLO BAHRAIN MAY BE CONTACTED AT DUTY PHONE: 973 3940 1395, DUTY E-MAIL: MARLO.BAHRAIN@ME.NAVY.MIL FOR REGIONAL INFORMATION IN THE USCENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. 6. 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: OWEN.DOHERTY@DOT.GOV.
Reading this warning
- Light characteristic
- The coded description of a light — FL W 10 SEC 8 METERS 8 MILES — giving its rhythm, colour, period, height and range.
- Track line joining
- Introduces a route through a series of positions — a cable route, a tow's track or a survey line.
- Position (degrees and minutes)
- How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
12 within 180 nm since 2000 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.
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Month of issue in the collected archive
All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.
Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm
No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.
Worldwide in the collected sources
21 other warnings listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 20:34Z; source collection times vary.
Other
Everything the classifier did not place elsewhere. All current other warnings →
Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.