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251500 UTC OCT 2021

NAVAREA IX (.) 397/21 (.) ARABIAN SEA, GULF OF OMAN
AND PERSIAN GULF (.) 

2.  US NGA HYDROPAC (NAVIGATIONAL WARNING)1478/20 (62,63)
IS REPRODUCED AS RECEIVED FOR THE INFORMATION OF MARINERS
AND SAFETY OF NAVIGATION

3.  U.S. NAVAL FORCES ARE CONDUCTING ROUTINE OPERATIONS IN
THE REGION WITH A COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION AND
THE FREE FLOW OF MARITIME COMMERCE. DUE TO RECENT EVENTS,
IN ORDER TO ENHANCE SAFETY, MINIMIZE AMBIGUITY, AND REDUCE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MISCALCULATION, ALL VESSELS ARE ADVISED
TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 100 METERS FROM U.S.
NAVAL VESSELS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS/STRAITS. ARMED VESSELS
APPROACHING WITHIN 100 METERS OF A U.S. NAVAL VESSEL MAY BE
INTERPRETED AS A THREAT AND SUBJECT TO LAWFUL DEFENSIVE MEASURES.
MARINERS ARE REMINDED TO OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL
LAW AND WITH DUE REGARD FOR THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF OTHER VESSELS.
ALL VESSELS OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF U.S. NAVAL VESSELS ARE
ADVISED TO CLEARLY COMMUNICATE INTENTIONS, RESPOND TO QUERIES
CONCERNING COURSE AND SPEED, EXERCISE PRINCIPLES OF PRUDENT
SEAMANSHIP AS REQUIRED UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND REMAIN AT
THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE DISTANCE FROM U.S. NAVAL FORCE. 

4.  CANCEL NAVAREA IX WARNING 215 OF 2020