The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a warning that “extremists” may attack ships in the following maritime domains: Gulf of Oman, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab.
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a warning that “extremists” may attack ships in the following maritime domains: Gulf of Oman, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab.
MARAD states its alert was prompted by “elevated regional tensions” that have heightened the risk of attack by “extremists.” This may relate to the long-standing threat by AL QAEDA to attack U.S. Navy warships, U.S.-flagged vessels or the families of the Sea Services, particularly at “strategic chokepoints” like the Bab al-Mandab. The following is an advisory from the US Maritime Administration in its entirety:
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