【Panama Circular】Merchant Marine Notice MMN-03/2024 YEMEN, RED SEA, GULF OF ADEN AND PERSIAN AND THEIR APPROACHES

Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) issued Merchant Marine Notice MMN-03/2024 YEMEN, RED SEA, GULF OF ADEN AND PERSIAN AND THEIR APPROACHES due to recent threats from Yemen's Houthi rebels. This Marine Notice replaces MMN-09/2023.

In this MMN, PMA strongly recommends all Panama Flag Registry vessels to take all security measures
and avoid transiting the Red Sea, with increased caution through the Strait of Bab al Mandeb. 

Also, they urge all Panama Flag Registry vessels transiting: the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian
Gulf, Arabian Sea, Strait of Hormuz (SoH), Bab-al-Mandeb (BaM), Gulf of Oman and their accesses to implement the security level 3 or equivalent port security measures in those areas and maintain communication at all times with UKMTO and the Central Command of the USA Naval Forces.

there are several security measures to be taken by vessels when transiting this areas which includes recommendation of night transit of Red Sea, Bab-al-Mandeb (BaM) and Strait of Hormuz (SoH).

Please refer attached Marine Notice. We attach ex-Marine Notice 09/2023 for your reference.