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This marad advisory provides guidance for transiting the gulf of aden, red sea and the indian ocean
Piracy Countermeasures · NAVAREA XII 407/09
- issued
- 2009-09-09 13:12Z
- status
- cancelled 2009-10-24 09:35Z (archive)
- authority
- MARAD ADVISORY 7/09 082107Z SEP 09.
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
PIRACY COUNTERMEASURES.
1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR TRANSITING
THE GULF OF ADEN, RED SEA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN.
2. ANTICIPATE AN INCREASE IN PIRACY ATTACKS NOW THROUGH LATE
DECEMBER DUE TO CALMER WEATHER FAVORABLE FOR SMALL BOAT
ACTIVITY.
3. ALL U.S. FLAG SHIPS OPERATING IN HIGH RISK WATERS SHALL
COMPLY WITH U.S. COAST GUARD MARITIME SECURITY (MARSEC)
DIRECTIVE 104-6 (REV 2). GUIDANCE, ADVISORIES AND LINKS
TO ASSIST U.S. FLAG VESSELS IN COMPLYING WITH THE MARSEC
DIRECTIVE AND IN COMBATING PIRACY MAY BE ACCESSED ON
HOMEPORT AT HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/ UNDER "ANTI-PIRACY".
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO LCDR JAMES FOGLE, U.S.
COAST GUARD, PHONE: 202 372 1038 OR
E-MAIL: [email protected]. NONE OF THE GUIDANCE IN
THIS NOTICE IS MEANT TO SUPERSEDE MARSEC 104-6 (REV 2)
OR SUPPORTING PORT SECURITY ADVISORIES.
4. NON-U.S. FLAG VESSELS, TO WHICH THE US COAST GUARD MARSEC
DIRECTIVE DOES NOT APPLY, SHOULD BE AWARE AND CONSIDER
MEASURES DIRECTED TO U.S. FLAG VESSELS. THIS GUIDANCE IS
AVAILABLE IN U.S. COAST GUARD PORT SECURITY ADVISORY
(PSA) 2-09 ON HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/ UNDER "ANTI-PIRACY".
5. ALL U.S. FLAG SHIPS REQUIRED BY REGULATION TO FILE AMVER
POSITION REPORTS AND OPERATING IN THE GULF OF ADEN AND
THE INDIAN OCEAN SHALL FILE AMVER REPORTS EVERY 24 HOURS
IN LIEU OF EVERY 48 HOURS. THE CHANGE IS DIRECTED BY THE
MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH 46 CFR
PART 307.11. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A WAR ZONE
DECLARATION.
6. ALL U.S. FLAG OPERATORS WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS
ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR SHIPS BY
THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
7. SINCE AUGUST 2008 THE NUMBER OF PIRATE ATTACKS ON
MERCHANT SHIPS THROUGHOUT THE GULF OF ADEN (GOA) AND OFF
THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, PARTICULARLY SOMALIA, HAS
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE MAJORITY OF THE PIRATE
ATTACKS ARE CLUSTERED ALONG THE SHIPPING LANES IN THE
GOA BUT MORE RECENTLY IN 2009, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF ATTACKS WELL TO THE EAST OF THE HORN OF
AFRICA (HOA) INCLUDING ATTACKS 500 MILES OR MORE OFF THE
COAST. IT IS CLEAR THAT ANY VESSEL TRAVELING BETWEEN THE
SEYCHELLES AND THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA IS SUBJECT TO AS
MUCH OF A THREAT AS A VESSEL TRAVELING THROUGH THE GOA
AND SHOULD TAKE AS MUCH CARE IN PLANNING AND PREPARING
FOR POTENTIAL ATTACKS. VIGILANCE SHOULD BE HIGHEST AT
FIRST LIGHT AND LAST LIGHT AS THE MAJORITY OF ATTACKS
OCCUR DURING THESE PERIODS. ATTACKS HOWEVER, HAVE TAKEN
PLACE AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND MORE RECENTLY DURING
NIGHT TIME HOURS, PARTICULARLY WITH MOONLIGHT. THEREFORE
VIGILANCE MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. ANALYSIS OF
SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT THE
FOLLOWING COMMON VULNERABILITIES ARE EXPLOITED BY
THE PIRATES: LOW SPEED, LOW FREEBOARD, INADEQUATE
PLANNING AND PROCEDURES, VISIBLY LOW STATE OF ALERT
AND/OR EVIDENT SELF PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND WHERE A
SLOW RESPONSE BY THE SHIP IS EVIDENT.
8. ON 22 AUGUST 2008, COMBINED MARITIME FORCES (CMF)
ESTABLISHED THE MARITIME SECURITY PATROL AREA (MSPA) IN
THE GOA. THE MSPA WAS ESTABLISHED IN SUPPORT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S (IMO) ONGOING
EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF SHIPS AND MARINERS AT
SEA. THE MSPA IS A NAVAL MILITARY TERM FOR USE BY
WARSHIPS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER AND IS A
GEOGRAPHIC REGION IN THE GOA UTILIZED BY CMF AND
POSITIONED TO MAXIMIZE DEPLOYMENT OF AVAILABLE FORCES IN
AREAS OF HIGH RISK. COALITION FORCES PATROL THE MSPA ON
A ROUTINE BASIS. THE MSPA IS NOT MARKED OR DEFINED BY
VISUAL NAVIGATIONAL MEANS.
9. ON 01 FEBRUARY 2009, CMF IN COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN
UNION NAVAL FORCE (EUNAVFOR) "ATALANTA" AND THE UNITED
KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OFFICE (UKMTO) ESTABLISHED THE
INTERNATIONALLY RECOMMENDED TRANSIT CORRIDOR (IRTC)
THROUGH THE GOA. THIS REVISED CORRIDOR WAS INTENDED TO
DECONFLICT COMMERCIAL TRANSIT TRAFFIC WITH YEMINI
FISHERMEN, PROVIDE A MEASURE OF TRAFFIC SEPARATION, AND
ALLOW MARITIME FORCES TO CONDUCT DETERRENT OPERATIONS IN
THE GOA WITH A GREATER DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY.
10. THE IRTC INCLUDES SEPARATE EAST-BOUND AND WEST-BOUND
TRANSIT LANES. EACH LANE IS FIVE MILE WIDE, SEPARATED BY
A TWO MILE BUFFER ZONE. THE EAST-BOUND LANE BEGINS AT
045-00E BETWEEN 11-48N AND 11-53N. THE LANE IS ORIENTED
ALONG A STRAIGHT LINE COURSE OF 072 DEGREES AND
TERMINATES AT 053-00E BETWEEN 14-18N AND 14-23N. THE
WESTBOUND LANE BEGINS AT 053-00E BETWEEN 14-25N AND
14-30N. THE LANE IS ORIENTED ALONG A COURSE OF
252 DEGREES AND TERMINATES AT 045-00E BETWEEN 11-55N
AND 12-00N. THE IRTC IS NOT MARKED OR DEFINED BY VISUAL
NAVIGATIONAL MEANS, NOR IS IT INTENDED TO BE A DEDICATED
TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARSEC
DIRECTIVE AND PORT SECURITY ADVISORY (PSA) 2-09, UNLESS
OTHERWISE DIRECTED OR ADVISED BY ON SCENE MILITARY
FORCES, ALL U.S. FLAG SHIPS NAVIGATING THROUGH THE GOA
SHALL PLAN VOYAGES USING THE IRTC AND FOLLOW THE GOA
GROUP TRANSIT (GT) IF SPEED RANGES FROM 10 TO 18 KNOTS.
VESSELS THAT MAKE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS SHALL CONTACT UKMTO
FOR ROUTING GUIDANCE. INFORMATION ON IRTC AND GOA GT CAN
BE FOUND ON THE MSC-HOA WEB SITE.
11. THE MSPA SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE GOA IRTC. THE
IRTC IS THE RECOMMENDED PATH THROUGH THE GOA TO ALLOW
MINIMAL RESPONSE TIME TO ATTACKS. MSPA PATROLS ARE
INTENDED TO MONITOR ACTIVITY BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
THE IRTC.
12. CMF, IN COOPERATION WITH FORCES FROM NATO, THE EUROPEAN
UNION (EU), CHINA, INDIA, MALAYSIA, RUSSIA, JAPAN, KOREA
AND INDONESIA CONTINUE TO PATROL IN THE MSPA AND HAVE HAD
SOME SUCCESS IN DETERRING ATTACKS ON MERCHANT SHIPPING.
A FAR GREATER NUMBER OF ATTACKS HAVE BEEN THWARTED
THROUGH DEFENSIVE AND PROTECTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY
COMMERCIAL AND CIVILIAN SHIPS PRIOR TO ENTERING AND
DURING TRANSIT THROUGH THE AREA. DESPITE THE INCREASE IN
PRESENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NAVAL FORCES IN THE REGION,
AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEFENSIVE AND PROTECTIVE
MEASURES, PIRATE ACTIVITY HAS CONTINUED AND A NUMBER OF
COMMERCIAL AND CIVILIAN SHIPS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
ATTACKED AND SEIZED. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT PIRATES
IN THE AREA CONTINUE TO ADAPT THEIR TECHNIQUES AND
PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN CAPTURING
VESSELS, BOTH IN THE GOA AS WELL AS IN THE OPEN OCEAN
OFF THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, PARTICULARLY IN THE
INCREASED DISTANCES THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO OPERATE
EFFECTIVELY OFF THE EAST COAST OF SOMALIA POTENTIALLY
UTILIZING MOTHER SHIPS. NAVAL VESSELS PATROLLING THE
MSPA PROVIDE A MEASURE OF DETERRENCE THROUGH THEIR
PRESENCE, BUT THIS IS LIMITED DUE TO THE VAST AREA OF
THE GOA AND IS EVEN LESS EFFECTIVE IN THE OPEN WATERS
EAST OF SOMALIA. GIVEN THE HIGH VOLUME OF SHIPPING IN
THE REGION, THE SAFETY OF ALL SHIPS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED
DUE TO THE OFTEN LONG RESPONSE TIMES DUE TO THE
CONSIDERABLE DISTANCES INVOLVED. MASTERS ARE THEREFORE
ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO EMPLOY ALL AVAILABLE DEFENSIVE
MEASURES TO MAKE THEIR VESSELS LESS VULNERABLE TO
ATTACK WHEN OPERATING IN THE GOA AND OFF THE EAST
COAST OF AFRICA.
13. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, VESSELS SHOULD AVOID ROUTES THAT
TRANSIT THROUGH AREAS WHERE ATTACKS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE
TAKEN PLACE. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT INCREASED THREAT TO
VESSELS TRANSITING OFF THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, ADVICE
TO MASTERS IS THAT UNLESS THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE BUSINESS
TO CONDUCT ON THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA THEY ARE STRONGLY
ADVISED TO AVOID THOSE HIGH RISK WATERS DESIGNATED IN
U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE 104-6(REV 2).
EVEN NEAR HIGH RISK WATERS, VESSELS SHOULD TAKE ALL
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID, DETER AND DELAY
POTENTIAL PIRATE ATTACKS.
14. DUE TO THE PIRATES' INCREASED RESOLVE AND ADAPTABILITY,
CONTINUOUS RISK ASSESSMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED. ALL VESSELS
SHOULD CONDUCT A PRE-VOYAGE RISK ASSESSMENT WHEN PLANNING
TRANSITS THROUGH HIGH RISK WATERS, ESPECIALLY IN CASES
WHERE SPEED AND MANEUVERABILITY LIMITATIONS AND LOW
FREEBOARD MAKE A SHIP PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. OWNERS
AND MASTERS SHOULD ENSURE THE VESSELS ARE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE ATTACK AND ALL CREW AND PASSENGERS SHOULD FULLY
UNDERSTAND PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO PROTECT THE VESSEL AND
THEMSELVES IN THE EVENT OF AN ATTACK.
15. IN ADDITION TO COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRED IN THE COAST
GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE, MASTERS SHOULD REMAIN IN CONTACT
WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OPERATIONS (UKMTO)
AND THE UNITED STATES MARITIME LIAISON OFFICE (MARLO) TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. THE EU HAS ESTABLISHED A
WEB BASED RESOURCE FOR SHIPS TO RECEIVE THE LATEST ALERTS
AND TO REGISTER VESSELS PRIOR TO TRANSITING HIGH RISK
AREAS IN THE REGION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARSEC
DIRECTIVE, OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF U.S. FLAG VESSELS THAT
OPERATE IN THE HOA/GOA SHALL REGISTER WITH THE MARITIME
SECURITY CENTRE - HORN OF AFRICA (MSC-HOA), AT
WWW.MSCHOA.ORG. ADDITIONALLY, THEY SHALL ESTABLISH
CONTACT BY E-MAIL OR PHONE WITH UKMTO AT [email protected].
16. THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
ALL VESSELS:
A. DEMONSTRATE A WILLINGNESS TO DEFEND YOURSELF.
DO NOT PRESENT AN ATTRACTIVE TARGET FOR ATTACK
AND DO NOT SURRENDER IMMEDIATELY AT THE FIRST
SIGN OF A THREAT.
B. EMPLOY SPEED AND MANEUVER TO AVOID ATTACK.
CONDUCT TRANSIT OF HIGH THREAT AREAS AT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINABLE SPEED AT ALL TIMES. MAINTAIN A FULL
VISUAL AND RADAR WATCH THROUGHOUT TRANSIT. PROVIDE
EXTRA LOOKOUTS IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING
DAYLIGHT HOURS. LOOKOUTS SHOULD BE POSITIONED TO
ENSURE A 360 DEGREE UNOBSTRUCTED FIELD OF VIEW WITH
FULL VIEW OF ALL FREEBOARD AREAS. AVOID TRANSITING
NEAR SMALL BOATS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IT MAY BE
DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH FISHING BOATS FROM PIRATE
VESSELS, BUT TRANSITING NEAR SMALL BOATS, MOST OF
WHICH ARE FISHING BOATS, MAY BE UNAVOIDABLE AT TIMES
DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBER OF SMALL BOATS IN THE REGION.
ACTIVELY WATCH FOR DEVELOPING RULES OF THE ROAD
SITUATIONS AND TAKE EARLY ACTION TO INCREASE CPAS.
AFT LOOKOUTS MUST BE PARTICULARLY VIGILANT FOR SMALL
BOATS APPROACHING FROM ASTERN. MANEUVER AGGRESSIVELY
IF UNDER ATTACK. MANEUVER TO REMOVE ANY LEE FROM
EITHER SIDE OF SHIP (SEA STATE DEPENDENT). IF
ENGINEERING OR OTHER TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE REDUCED
SPEED, IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATE DEFENSIVE MEASURES
TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY.
C. ADOPT DEFENSIVE MEASURES OUTLINED IN THE U.S. COAST
GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09. TAKE ALL
PRECAUTIONS DETAILED FOR SPEED AND MANEUVER. TAKE
DEFENSIVE PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO ENTERING HIGH THREAT
AREAS, INCLUDING RIGGING FIRE HOSES, AND RAISING
OUTBOARD EQUIPMENT AND/OR POSITIONING IT INBOARD.
CONSIDER OTHER NON-LETHAL MEASURES SUCH AS FOCUSED
SONIC DEVICES AND FLARES.
D. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE US COAST GUARD MARSEC
DIRECTIVE, U.S. FLAG VESSELS THAT OPERATE IN HIGH
RISK WATERS SHOULD CONSIDER SUPPLEMENTING VESSEL'S
CREW WITH ARMED OR UNARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL. IF
TRANSITING THE HOA/GOA, ALL VESSELS SHALL SUPPLEMENT
VESSEL'S CREW WITH ARMED OR UNARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL
BASED ON A PIRACY SPECIFIC VESSEL THREAT ASSESSMENT
CONDUCTED BY THE OPERATOR. SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
PERSONNEL SHOULD MET THE MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
AND GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN PSA (5-09)(REV 1).
E. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC
DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, AS SOON AS THE MASTER THINKS
A THREAT IS DEVELOPING, CONTACT UKMTO,
PHONE: 9715 0552 3215. IF ATTACKED OR BOARDED,
MASTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE THE SHIP SECURITY ALERT
SYSTEM (SSAS). BROADCAST ATTACKS IMMEDIATELY ON ALL
AVAILABLE RADIO CIRCUITS, ADJUST SPEED AND MANEUVER,
AND ACTIVATE ALL AVAILABLE DEFENSIVE MEASURES.
DO NOT IMMEDIATELY SURRENDER UPON APPROACH OF
SUSPECTED PIRATE BOATS. ATTACKS HAVE BEEN THWARTED
IN MANY CASES WHERE DEFENSIVE MEASURES WERE USED AND
THE VESSELS BECAME DIFFICULT TARGETS. AN ATTACK HAS
EVEN BEEN SUCCESSFULLY THWARTED WHEN PIRATES WERE
ABLE TO BOARD A SHIP BUT WERE UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS
TO THE SUPERSTRUCTURE DUE TO THE CAREFUL PREPARATIONS
OF THE CREW IN SECURING ALL ACCESS POINTS.
F. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING PRACTICES RECOMMENDED
FOR MARINERS OPERATING IN VICINITY OF HIGH RISK AREAS
HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
ORGANIZATION (IMO) REVISED MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE
(MSC) CIRCULARS. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE ACCESSED
VIA IMO WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
WWW.IMO.ORG/SAFETY/MAINFRAME.ASP?TOPIC_ID=1147
17. ALL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK IN WITH UKMTO AT LEAST
96 HOURS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE IRTC THROUGH THE GOA.
CHECK IN AGAIN UPON ENTERING THE CORRIDOR AND CHECK OUT
UPON EXITING THE CORRIDOR. WHILE IN HIGH RISK WATERS OFF
THE HORN OF AFRICA IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REPORT VESSEL
POSITIONS TO UKMTO A MINIMUM OF EVERY 6 HOURS.
18. THE FOLLOWING IS THE UKMTO REPORT FORMAT:
A. SHIP NAME:
B. IRCS (CALL SIGN):
C. IMO #:
D. CARGO:
E. LAST PORT:
F. NOON POSITION (GMT):
G. NEXT PORT:
H. ADDITIONAL PORTS:
I. SECURITY TEAM ABOARD (Y/N):
J. REPORTING VIA AMVER?:
K. PUBLICATION 117 ABOARD?:
L. PRESENT POSITION:
19. ESCORT SERVICE MAY BE REQUESTED FOR VESSELS BY
CONTACTING MARLO BAHRAIN, PHONE: 973 973 3927
OR E-MAIL: MARLO.BAHRAIN @ ME.NAVY.MIL.
20. IF ATTACKED OR BOARDED BY PIRATES, COMMUNICATIONS MUST
BE LIMITED TO DISTRESS CALLING AND RESPONSE COORDINATION
PER THE VESSEL SECURITY PLAN. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
MARSEC DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, INFORMATION ABOUT THE
VESSEL'S MOVEMENT, CAPABILITIES, OR THE INCIDENT ITSELF
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION AND
SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR THE MEDIA.
21. U.S. FLAG VESSELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY FOR
ANTI-PIRACY TEAM ASSESSMENTS OF VESSELS.
22. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT MARITIME LIAISON
OFFICE (MARLO) BAHRAIN, PHONE: 973 1785 3925 OR
973 3940 1395 FOR AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES (IF IN DOUBT
OF THE TIME, CALL BOTH UNTIL YOU REACH A PERSON), OR
E-MAIL: MARLO.BAHRAIN @ ME.NAVY.MIL OR THE
UK MARITIME TRADE ORGANIZATION (UKMTO),
PHONE: 9715 0552 3215 OR E-MAIL: UKMTO @ EIM.AE.,
OR MSC-HOA, PHONE: 44 019 2395 8545 OR
E-MAIL: POSTMASTER @ MSCHOA.ORG.
23. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB SITE
AT WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV UNDER THE HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY
PORTAL AND ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD HOMEPORT SITE.
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THESE
THE WEB SITES.
24. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY, CONTACT
MR. DOHERTY, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY,
CODE: MAR-420, ROOM W23-312, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E.,
WASHINGTON, DC 20590, PHONE: 202 366 1883,
FAX: 202 366 3954, TELEX II: 710 822 9426 (MARAD DOT WSH)
OR E-MAIL: [email protected].
25. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC
DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, CONTACT LCDR JAMES FOGLE,
PHONE: 202 372 1038 OR E-MAIL: [email protected].
26. CANCEL ADVISORIES 2009-02, 2009-04, 2009-05 AND 2009-06.
Timeline
- NAVAREA XII messages in force 240800Z oct 2009cancelled by · 2009-10-24
Nearby now · within 120 nm
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Worldwide now
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