Maritime alert 2017-001A
Red Sea · HYDROPAC 363/17
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2017-02-07 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) · GLOBAL MOTR COORDINATION CENTER 312111Z JAN 17.. Issued 2017-01-31 21:18Z. 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 14.800, 42.950. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.
- issued
- 2017-01-31 21:18Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- GLOBAL MOTR COORDINATION CENTER 312111Z JAN 17.
- issued by
- GLOBAL MOTR COORDINATION CENTER
- sea
- Red Sea
- position
- 14.800, 42.950
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
U.S. MARITIME ALERT 2017-001A. 1. A MARITIME ATTACK AGAINST A SAUDI FRIGATE RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE SOUTHERN RED SEA IN THE VICINITY OF HUDAYDAH PORT, YEMEN (14-48N 042-57E) ON 30 JAN 17. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRANSITING THIS AREA. FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN AVAILABLE. 2. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ALERT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MARADSECURITY@DOT.GOV. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 07 FEB 17.
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.
- 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
8 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.
- M/vs attacked in: a. 12-42.47N 043-19.27E on 18 feb2024-02-19
- S/V attacked in 14-06.16N 042-28.10E on 19 may2022-05-20
- An operation will be conducted by the combined maritime forces (cmf) and the regional states within the bab…2013-11-03
- An operation will be conducted by the combined maritime forces (cmf) and the regional states within the bab…2013-11-03
- M/V a elephant on fire in 12-20.9N 043-46.0E at 130514Z jul2009-07-13
- Gizan north buoy 16-56.8N 041-17.4E unreliable2000-08-17
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 19:14Z; 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.