Reporting Guidance for ships transiting the Straits of Hormuz
Steamship Mutual
Published: July 25, 2019
In response to the recent incidents in the Gulf of Oman (GOO), and the seizure of the Stena Impero in particular, the attached advice has been received via the BIMCO Maritime Security Committee about arrangements for vessel reporting in the Arabian Gulf (AG), Straits of Hormuz and GOO, and a CENTCOM link to a military initiative to increase security there. The guidance on reporting in support of Operation Sentinel is available here https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/STATEMENTS/Statements-View/Article/1911282/us-central-command-statement-on-operation-sentinel/).
Several ship registers have issued updated threat advice and one such advice from the Isle of Man ship register is attached.
Members may wish to consult the Intertanko website for updated guidance for vessels in this area.
