MARAD ADVISORY 2000-07 (22 NOV 00)

TO: OPERATORS OF U.S. FLAG AND EFFECTIVE U.S. CONTROL VESSELS

SUBJECT: YEMEN

1. THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY (NIMA) REQUESTED THAT THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (MARAD) ISSUE HYDROPAC 1694/00(62) AS A MARAD ADVISORY TO ENSURE WIDER DISSEMINATION TO THE MARITIME COMMUNITY. BELOW IS HYDROPAC 1694/00(62) IN ITS ENTIRETY.
2. QUOTE DUE TO RECENT EVENTS IN YEMEN, MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO USE INCREASED CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING OR ENTERING YEMENI WATERS. SPECIAL WARNING 113 IS STILL IN EFFECT UNQUOTE. SEE U.S. NOTICE TO MARINERS 45/2000 DATED NOVEMBER 4, 2000 OR THE NIMA MARINE NAVIGATION WEB SITE AT HTTP://POLLUX.NSS.NIMA.MIL.

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