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. U.S. FLAG OPERATORS
   WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE REQUESTED TO
   FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY THE MOST
   EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
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. 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.
5. 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, 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. 
6. A SHIP HOSTILE ACTION REPORT (SHAR) SHOULD BE SENT
   TO THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) AT
   HTTP://MSI.NGA.MIL/NGAPORTAL/MSI.PORTAL AS SOON AS
   POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT/SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY,
   INCLUDING APPARENT SURVEILLANCE BEING CONDUCTED BY SMALL
   VESSELS/BOATS. REFERENCE NGA PUB 117 FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE.
7. MARAD ADVISORIES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB SITE AT
   WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV AND THE MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION
   WEB SITE AT HTTP://MSI.NGA.MIL/NGAPORTAL/MSI.PORTAL UNDER
   "BROADCAST WARNINGS", SELECT MARAD ADVISORIES 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. 
8. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT CAPTAIN ROBERT FORD,
   MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY, CODE: MAR-420,
   ROOM W25-308, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., WASHINGTON, DC 20590,
   PHONE: 202 366 0223, FAX: 202 366 3954, TELEX: 710 822 9426
   (MARAD DOT WSH) OR E-MAIL: [email protected].