Mines

Coalition maritime forces are conducting clearing operations in iraqi waterways

HYDROPAC 507/03

issued
2003-03-21 15:50Z
status
cancelled 2003-03-29 08:40Z (archive)
authority
MARLO ADVISORY BULLETIN 8/03 210000Z MAR 03
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. COALITION MARITIME FORCES ARE CONDUCTING CLEARING
   OPERATIONS IN IRAQI WATERWAYS. COASTAL MERCHANTS AND
   THE MARITIME SHIPPING AGENCIES THAT HAVE VESSELS UNDERWAY
   IN THE KHOR ABD ALLAH WATERWAY ARE REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY
   CONTACT THEIR VESSELS AND DIRECT THEM TO PROCEED SOUTH IN
   ORDER TO DEPART IRAQI WATERWAYS. INFORM YOUR VESSELS TO
   CONTACT COALITION UNITS ON BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE RADIO FOR SPECIFIC
   INSTRUCTIONS. FOR UNITS LOCATED NORTH OF UMM QASR, YOU WILL
   BE REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL COUNTER-MINING OPERATIONS
   ARE COMPLETED IN UMM QASR AND THE KHOR ABD ALLAH WATERWAY.
   ONCE THESE CLEARING OPERATIONS ARE COMPLETE, YOU WILL BE
   ALLOWED TO EXIT INTO THE PERSIAN GULF.
2. COALITION MARITIME FORCES WILL CONDUCT A ROUTINE BOARDING TO
   ENSURE THE SAFETY OF BOTH THE CREW AND VESSEL. UPON COMPLETION
   OF THE BOARDING, VESSELS WILL BE GIVEN NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS
   THAT WILL KEEP THEM OUT OF HARMS WAY. IF VESSELS OF THE
   MARITIME SHIPPING COMMUNITY OR COASTAL MERCHANTS ARE USED
   FOR MILITARY PURPOSES, THESE VESSELS WILL BE CONFISCATED OR
   DESTROYED BY THE COALITION.
3. VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR FOR THE DURATION OF COALITION
   MILITARY OPERATIONS, SO AS TO ENSURE THEIR SAFETY, THE SAFETY
   OF THEIR VESSEL, AND PASSENGERS. YOU WILL BE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS
   FROM COALITION FORCES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON WHEN TO RESUME
   MARITIME OPERATIONS IN AND AROUND IRAQI WATERS. THEIR GOAL IS
   TO OPEN THE WATERWAYS TO LEGITIMATE MARITIME SHIPPING AS
   QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

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