Maritime smuggling of undocumented aliens has dramatically increased

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                        SMUGGLING.
1. MARITIME SMUGGLING OF UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS HAS DRAMATICALLY
   INCREASED. VESSELS INVOLVED IN THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY ARE NOT
   EQUIPPED FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS AND POSE A GRAVE
   DANGER TO THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA. OFTEN THEY ARE OVERCROWDED
   AND UNSANITARY WITHOUT ADEQUATE FOOD, VENTILATION, BERTHING AND
   SAFETY EQUIPMENT. RECOGNIZING THE DANGER TO LIFE AT SEA ARISING
   FROM THE UNSAFE PRACTICES OF THESE VESSELS, THE INTERNATIONAL
   MARITIME ORGANIZATION ADOPTED AN ALIEN SMUGGLING RESOLUTION URGING
   GOVERNMENTS TO COOPERATE AND INCREASE EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS AND
   PREVENT UNSAFE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH ALIEN SMUGGLING VESSELS
   AND TO ENSURE THAT ANY INFORMATION ON SHIPS BELIEVED TO BE
   INVOLVED WITH ALIEN SMUGGLING IS DISSEMINATED TO THE ORGANIZATION
   AND ALL GOVERNMENTS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS
   ASKING MARINERS TO HELP US AVOID A TRAGEDY AT SEA AND THWART THIS
   HIGHLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY BY REPORTING ANY VESSEL THAT YOU SUSPECT
   MAY BE INVOLVED WITH UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS SMUGGLING. THE VESSEL
   PROFILES BELOW DESCRIBE SMUGGLING VESSELS OBSERVED TO DATE. KEEP
   IN MIND, HOWEVER, THAT ANY VESSEL CAN BE USED TO SMUGGLE ALIENS.
2. PROFILE VESSELS: (A) GENERAL OCEAN GOING DRY CARGO VESSELS (150
   TO 500 FEET IN LENGTH) AND (B) FORMER HIGH SEAS DRIFT NET VESSELS
   (80 TO 150 FEET IN LENGTH) WITH A SUPERSTRUCTURE AMIDSHIPS,
   RIGGING OR HEAVY FISHING GEAR AFT AND POSSIBLY A WELL DECK
   FORWARD. TYPICAL CREW SIZE OF THE PROFILE VESSELS IS LESS THAN 25.
   ANY VESSEL THAT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR PASSENGER TRAVEL BUT HAS AN
   UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD SHOULD BE REPORTED.
3. MERCHANT VESSELS UNDERWAY WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE U.S. COAST
   AND NOTICING A POTENTIAL SMUGGLING SITUATION ARE REQUESTED TO
   CONTACT THE U.S. COAST GUARD USING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES:
   CONTACT A USCG COMMUNICATIONS STATION VIA HF RADIO TELEPHONE,
   RADIO TELEGRAPHY, OR HF RADIO TELEX. (USCG COMMUNICATIONS
   STATIONS ARE LOCATED IN KODIAK, ALASKA; SAN FRANCISCO,
   CALIFORNIA; HONOLULU, HAWAII; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; PORTSMOUTH,
   VIRGINIA; MIAMI, FLORIDA; AND NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA).
   VESSELS WITH INMARSAT CAN CONTACT THE USCG ATLANTIC AREA
   OPERATIONS CENTER AT (212) 668-7055 OR THE USCG PACIFIC AREA
   OPERATIONS CENTER AT (510) 437-3700.
   VESSELS INPORT MAY CALL PACIFIC AREA OPERATIONS CENTER AT
   (510) 437-3700, ATLANTIC AREA OPERATIONS CENTER AT
   (212) 668-7055.
   MERCHANT VESSELS BEYOND 500 MILES OF U.S. COAST SHOULD REPORT TO
   THEIR FLAG STATE.