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Joint War Committee: Indian Ocean Risk Areas Reviewed


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The Joint War Committee has recently reviewed the Listed Areas, and has agreed the following changes which are incorporated in the new list below:
 
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Added:
Cabo Delgado
 
The waters within 50 nautical miles of Mozambique and Tanzania enclosed by the following boundaries:
a)To the north, from Mnazi Bay at 10°19.6'S, 40°18.9'E to high seas point at 9°50.7'S, 41°7.6'E.
b)To the south, from Baía do Lúrioat 13°30’S, 40°31.6’E to high seas point 13°30’S, 41°02’E.
 
Amended:
Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Southern Red Sea
 
The waters enclosed by the following boundaries:
 
a) On the north-west, by the Red Sea, south of Latitude 15° N
b) On the northeast, from the Yemen border at16°38.5’N, 53°6.5’E to high seas point 14°55’N, 53°50’E
c) On the east, by a line from high seas point 14°55’N, 53°50’E to high seas point 10°48’N, 60°15’E, thence to high seas point 6°45’S, 48°45’E
d) On the southwest, by the Somalia border at 1°40’S, 41°34’E, to high seas point 6°45’S, 48°45’E excepting coastal waters of adjoining territories up to 12 nautical miles offshore unless otherwise provided.
 
Persian or Arabian Gulf
 
Persian or Arabian Gulf and adjacent waters including the Gulf of Oman and waters west of the line from Oman’s territorial limit off Cape al-add at 22°42.5'N, 59°54.5'E northeast to the Iran-Pakistan border at 25°10.5'N, 61°37.5'E excepting coastal waters of adjoining territories up to 12 nautical miles offshore unless otherwise provided.
 
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Musandam Governorate
 
The application of this list on individual contracts will be a matter for specific negotiation. This list will be published on the LMA and IUA websites and will be accessible to all on www.lmalloyds.com and www.iua.co.uk
 

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