UKMTO Weekly Piracy Report #piracy #marsec @UKMTO

1. UKMTO has issued no Advisories and no Warnings this week.

2. The relocation of the Operational Headquarters of EU NAVFOR Atalanta Operation to Rota Naval Base in Spain and the Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) to Brest Naval Base in France, is now complete. See articles (a.) to (c.). Although the email and website for MSCHOA remain the same the telephone numbers have changed: +33 (0)298 220 220/+33 (0)298 220 170 Fax: +33 (0)298 220 171.

3. The Regional Director for International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), Mr Chirag Bahri, paid a visit to the Dubai Office this week. A former hostage held for 10 months by Somali pirates, he knows personally the hardships seafarers’ face. ISWAN provide a 24/7 365 days per year free telephone helpline: +44 (0)207 323 2737, email: help@seafarerhelp.org. See a related story at article (d.).

4. The 44 th CMF/EUNAVOR Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) conference will take place in Bahrain 16 -17 April 19. Details can be found on the MSCHOA website (login required). 5. The UKMTO Maritime Information Exchange Vessel Operators Meeting (MIEVOM) will take place in Dubai on 25 April19. Interested parties should register their attendance at DubaiOP1@ukmto.org

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