Operation OCEAN SHIELD

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Operation Ocean Shield (Counter Piracy Operations)
	In this section of the NSC Web site, we have collected relevant information important for shipping in the area of operation - primarily the Horn of Africa. The front page displays on its left side a presentation of main issues, while the right side contains a guide to the subpages and some useful links regarding counter piracy.

Counter Piracy Guidance Update – Inside Territorial Waters

Recent attacks on shipping within territorial waters are a reminder of the need to be alert for such activity at all times. It is strongly recommended that all vessels maintain a high state of readiness and vigilance, implementing BMPs at all times throughout the High Risk Area.

Introduction

Operation Ocean Shield (OOS) is NATO's contribution to international efforts to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa. As NATO's permanent point of contact with merchant shipping, the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC),plays an important role in the OOS.

Read more here...

If attacked by pirates

or observe suspicious activity;

Call UKMTO Dubai

+971 50 552 3215

Giving your ship's name, position and the nature of the attack/suspicious activity.

Help us to inform you

If you have seen, heard or experienced something that you believe can be of interest for us or your fellow mariners, please let us know. Any contribution, however small or insignificant it might seem, is most welcome. Photographs and name of vessels, dhows, etc accompanied with time and position are examples of information that will be highly appreciated.

Fax, mail or phone us in order to help us inform merchant commmunity.

Send your pictures to The NATO SHIPPING CENTRE, MSCHOA & UKMTO

-Telephone: +44 (0) 1923 956574

- FAX +44 (0) 1923 956575

We appriciate your cooperation and contribution.

Counter Piracy news

The NSC web site offers several useful tools/sources of information when it comes to enhance a safe voyage through the area where pirates are active.

Alert map:

The alertmap displays position, time and nature of the reported incidents. The map is updated immediately after the appearance of an official alert. Information put on the allertmap can be downloaded as an XML-file by clicking the RSS symbol, in the page. See the Alertmap with RSS here ...

PAG (Piracy Attack Groups) map:

The PAG map is manually created, and shows areas with recent and confirmed piracy activity. The PAG map is a jpg picture, and can be copied and used by CSOs etc. See the latest PAG map here ..

Piracy udates:

The NSC publishes daily and weekly Piracy updates describing the latest assessments regarding piracy activity within the area. See the latest updates here .....

Newsletter:

Every month the NSC publishes a newsletter.

Read the newsletters here ...

OOS Pages

Alert map: See the latest alerts displayed on Google Map.

PAG map: Discover the areas with recent and confirmed Pirate Attack Groups.

Piracy Updates: Daily and weeekly assessment reports.

OOS guidance: Read more about genereal guidance for the area.

OOS background: Read more about the NATO's counter piracy operation.

Counter piracy Cooperation: Read more about the cooperation between several contributors in the CP activity.

Newsletter: Latest monthly newsletter from the Nato Shiping Centre.

Counter Piracy message broadcasted by Somali radio.

Farriintani waxay idin kaga timid ururka xulafada NATO

Some useful counter piracy links:

MSCHOA

RECAAP

CMF