Bab el mandeb

Original warning text

GULF OF OMAN.
NORTH ARABIAN SEA.
GULF OF ADEN.
BAB EL MANDEB.
1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO VESSELS OPERATING
   IN SUBJECT WATERS.
2. ELEVATED REGIONAL TENSIONS HAVE INCREASED THE RISK OF
   POTENTIAL MARITIME ATTACKS CONDUCTED BY EXTREMISTS.
3. RECOMMEND VESSELS AT ANCHOR, OPERATING IN RESTRICTED
   MANUEVERING ENVIRONMENTS, OR AT SLOW SPEEDS BE ESPECIALLY
   VIGILANT, AND REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.
4. U.S. FLAG VESSELS THAT OBSERVE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IN THE
   AREA ARE ADVISED TO REPORT SUCH SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OR ANY
   HOSTILE OR POTENTIALLY HOSTILE ACTION TO COMUSNAVCENT
   BATTLEWATCH CAPTAIN AT PHONE: 11 973 1785 3879,
   E-MAIL: [email protected]. ALL SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES
   AND EVENTS ARE ALSO TO BE REPORTED TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD
   NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH 33 CFR
   PART 101.305. IN ADDITION, A SHIP HOSTILE ACTION REPORT
   (SHAR) SHOULD BE SENT TO THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE
   AGENCY (NGA) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT OR
   SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING APPARENT SURVEILLANCE BEING
   CONDUCTED BY SMALL VESSELS OR BOATS. E-MAIL: [email protected]
   OR REF: NGA PUB 117 FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE.
5. VESSELS TRANSITING HIGH RISK WATERS DESIGNATED BY U.S. COAST
   GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE 104-6 (CURRENT VERSION) MUST COMPLY
   WITH ITS SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, VESSELS SHOULD
   CONDUCT A PRE-VOYAGE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INCORPORATE
   APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE MEASURES INTO THEIR VESSEL SECURITY PLANS.
   ADDITIONALLY, U.S. FLAG OPERATORS SHOULD HAVE THEIR PROTECTIVE
   MEASURES IMPLEMENTED PRIOR TO ENTERING HIGH RISK WATERS.
6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT CAPTAIN ROBERT FORD, MARITIME
   ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY, CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W25-207,
   1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., WASHINGTON, DC 20590,
   PHONE: 202 366 0223, FAX: 202 366 3954, TLX II: 7108229426
   (MARAD DOT WSH), OR EMAIL: [email protected].
7. U.S. FLAG OPERATORS WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE
   REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY THE MOST
   EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
8. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB SITE AT
   E-MAIL: WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV.
9. TO DETERMINE MARITIME ADVISORIES THAT REMAIN IN FORCE,
   CONSULT THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION WEB SITE AT
   HTTP://WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV OR THE MOST RECENT U.S. NOTICE TO
   MARINERS AT http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal.