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31 Jul 2015

NATO Operation Active Endeavor continues

This MARAD Advisory provides guidance to vessels transiting and operating in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. U.S.-flag operators with ships in the affected area are requested to forward this advisory to their ships by the most expeditious means. Under Operation Active Endeavor (OAE) NATO ships are patrolling the Mediterranean and monitoring shipping to help deter, defend, disrupt and protect against terrorist activity. The operation, carried out under article 5 of the NATO Charter and consistent with international law, evolved out of NATO's immediate response to the terrorist attacks against the United States of 11 September 2001 and, in view of its success, is being continued. See NATO website at www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_7932.htm. Under OAE NATO ships hail vessels and request identification and other information. Boarding of vessels may be requested, and is carried out only with the consent of the master and/or the flag state. Non-compliant vessels are reported to appropriate law enforcement organizations and shadowed until action is taken by a responsible agency/authority or until it enters a country's territorial sea. U.S.-flag vessels hailed by NATO warships under OAE should cooperate to the extent possible without jeapordizing the safety and security of the vessel, crew, or cargo. In the event the vessel cannot fully cooperate with OAE, provide the hailing warship the vesssel name, IMO number and company security officer contact information, and report the circumstances immediately to the company security officer. Report any suspicious activity or information to NATO warships or NATO Shipping Center, phone: 44 192 395 6574, e-mail: [email protected] MARAD advisories are published on the MARAD web site at www.marad.dot.gov and on the Maritime Safety Information web site: msi.nga.mil/ngaportal/msi.portal under "Broadcast Warnings", select MARAD Advisories. For further information regarding this advisory, contact Captain Robert Ford, Maritime Administration, Office of Security, Code: Mar-420, Room W25-308, 1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20590, Telephone 202-366-0223, Fax 202-366-3954, Tlx II 710.822.9426 (MARAD DOT WSH), or email: [email protected] (For information about operations in the Mediterranean region, contact the respective GAC office. Details may be found at www.gac.com/worldwide) Source: USA Marine Administration (MARAD) Advisory No.2014-01 dated 28 August 2014

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