Somali pirates have the capability and intent to surge into merchant shipping lanes as soon as heavy seas in…

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HORN OF AFRICA.
PIRACY.
1. SOMALI PIRATES HAVE THE CAPABILITY AND
   INTENT TO SURGE INTO MERCHANT SHIPPING LANES
   AS SOON AS HEAVY SEAS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
   REGION SUBSIDE IN MID-SEP. SOMALI PIRATE
   ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE INDIAN
   OCEAN, ARABIAN SEA, AND THE GULF OF ADEN AS
   THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON SEASON ENDS. WATERS
   WILL CALM AND BE CONDUCIVE FOR PIRATE SMALL
   BOAT OPERATIONS.
2. PIRATES WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCESS MERCHANT
   SHIPPING LANES AND ATTACK VESSELS IN
   THE INDIAN OCEAN IN EXCESS OF 1000NM FROM
   THE EASTERN SOMALI COAST. PIRATES WILL
   ATTEMPT TO OPERATE AS FAR EAST AS THE
   MALDIVES AND AS FAR SOUTH AS MADAGASCAR.
   PIRATES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE CAPABILITY
   TO ATTACK MERCHANT SHIPS TRANSITING THE
   RED SEA AS WELL.
3. RECOMMENDATION TO MARINERS:
   A. CONTACT UKMTO AND ALL APPROPRIATE
      AUTHORITIES WHEN TRANSITING THE HORN OF
      AFRICA REGION. UKMTO DUBAI,
      PHONE: 97 150 552 3215,
      E-MAIL: [email protected].
   B. MAKE USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
      RECOMMENDED TRANSIT CORRIDOR (IRTC).
   C. EMPLOY COUNTER-PIRACY MEASURES AND ADHERE
      TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROMULGATED
      BY THE MARITIME SECURITY CENTRE HORN OF
      AFRICA.