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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- Coalition maritime forces continue clearing operations in iraqi waterwayscancelled by · 2003-03-29
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