Due to continuing conditions of armed conflict in somalia and its territorial waters, mariners are advised…

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1. DUE TO CONTINUING CONDITIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT IN SOMALIA AND ITS TERRITORIAL WATERS, MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID THE PORT OF MOGADISHU AND REMAIN AT LEAST 50 NAUTICAL MILES DISTANT FROM THE SOUTHEAST SOMALI COAST. SHIPS NOT SPECIFICALLY EXPECTED AT THE PORTS OF BERBERA AND BOSASO SHOULD ALSO AVOID APPROACHING THE NORTHERN SOMALI COAST.
2. IN THE PAST YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN INCREASING REPORTS OF ARMED ATTACKS ON PASSING COMMERCIAL VESSELS OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA. FISHING VESSELS, FREIGHTERS AND TANKERS HAVE BEEN FIRED UPON BY SMALL SPEEDBOATS WITH CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS AND ROCKET LAUNCHERS. SHIPS HAVE BEEN HIJACKED, CARGOES STOLEN, AND CREWS HELD FOR RANSOM. FORMERLY CONFINED TO THE PORT CITY OF MOGADISHU, THE ATTACKS HAVE SINCE EXTENDED INTO COASTAL WATERS -- RECENT HIJACKINGS HAVE OCCURRED AS FAR AS 40 MILES OFF SHORE.
3. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS WARNED U.S. CITIZENS AGAINST ALL TRAVEL TO SOMALIA. INTER-CLAN AND INTERFACTIONAL FIGHTING CAN FLARE UP WITH LITTLE WARNING, AND KIDNAPPING AND OTHER THREATS TO FOREIGNERS CAN OCCUR UNPREDICTABLY IN MANY REGIONS. THERE IS NO NATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN SOMALIA TO OFFER GENERAL SECURITY OR POLICE PROTECTION FOR TRAVELERS. WHILE PARTS OF THE NORTH ARE RELATIVELY PEACEFUL, INCLUDING MUCH OF THE SELF-DECLARED "REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND," THERE IS NO U.S. DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN SOMALIA TO PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE SECURITY ASSESSMENTS OR CONSULAR ASSISTANCE TO U.S. CITIZENS.
4. CANCEL SPECIAL WARNING NUMBER 88.