An operation will be conducted by the combined maritime forces (cmf) and the regional states within the bab…
Red Sea · HYDROPAC 3421/13
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2013-11-10 00:01Z
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) · CMF CTF 150 030913Z NOV 13.. Issued 2013-11-03 09:21Z. 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
- Red Sea. The parsed report position is 12.583, 43.400. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
Related notices and cancellation links
- issued
- 2013-11-03 09:21Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- CMF CTF 150 030913Z NOV 13.
- issued by
- CMF CTF
- sea
- Red Sea
- position
- 12.583, 43.400
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
SOUTHERN RED SEA. GULF OF ADEN. 1. AN OPERATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COMBINED MARITIME FORCES (CMF) AND THE REGIONAL STATES WITHIN THE BAB EL MANDEB (12-35N 043-24E), SOUTHERN RED SEA AND WESTERN GULF OF ADEN 08 AND 09 NOV. IN SUPPORT OF MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS, COMBINED TASK FORCE 150 (CTF 150) WILL PROVIDE SURFACE VESSEL ESCORT AND/OR CONVOY OPERATIONS FOR MERCHANT VESSELS TRANSITING THE BAB EL MANDEB. 2. THE OPERATION WILL EXERCISE CTF 150'S CAPABILITY AND REACTION TIME TO A MARITIME THREAT WHILE SAFEGUARDING MERCHANT TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. 3. ALTHOUGH THIS OPERATION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY, CMF SEEKS TO MAXIMIZE PARTICIPATION AND AIMS TO ENHANCE COORDINATION WITH VESSEL MASTERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING UKMTO AND MARLO. 4. PARTICIPATING VESSEL OPERATORS MAY USE VHF COMMUNICATIONS, INITIALLY CHANNEL 16 AND REPORT WHILE ENTERING AND DEPARTING THE BAB EL MANDEB. 5. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT LT CDR MUHAMMAD ASLAM, CTF 150 N5, PHONE: 973 1785 3952, CELL: 973 3503 0693 OR DSN 439 3952. E-MAIL: MUHAMMAD.ASLAM.PK@ME.NAVY.MIL. 6. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3419/13. 7. CANCEL THIS MSG 10 NOV 13.
Reading this warning
- 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.
- VHF / channel 16
- Very high frequency marine radio; channel 16 is the international distress, safety and calling channel.
- Cancellation reference
- A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
- HYDROPAC
- The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.
- CANCEL THIS MSG
- The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.
Collected reports in this area · other warnings
9 within 180 nm since 1995 · 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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- S/V attacked in 14-06.16N 042-28.10E on 19 may2022-05-20
- Maritime alert 2017-001A2017-01-31
- An operation will be conducted by the combined maritime forces (cmf) and the regional states within the bab…2013-11-03
- Bombing exercises 220001Z to 312359Z dec in areas bound by: a. 13-13-14N 047-13-25E, 13-04-00N 047-16-34E,…2009-12-21
- M/V a elephant on fire in 12-20.9N 043-46.0E at 130514Z jul2009-07-13
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 19:15Z; 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.