Security Levels

• Security level 1  means the level for which minimum appropriate protective security measures shall be maintained at all times.
• Security level 2  means the level for which appropriate additional protective security measures shall be maintained for a period of time as a result of heightened risk of a security incident.
• Security level 3  means the level for which further specific protective security measures shall be maintained for a limited period of time when a security incident is probable or imminent, although it may not be possible to identify the specific target.

• UKRAINE –  MSA -10/2022

Indian Ocean, East Africa, and coastal waters -  MSA 01/2023, MSA 02/2018, MSA 09/2023

• Somalia
• Djibouti
• Yemen
• Sudan

Arabian Gulf, Straits of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman -  MSA 03/2025

• Oman 
• Iran
• UAE

Israel and coastal waters -  MSA 05/2023

Gulf of Guinea and coastal waters - MSA 03/2023

• Angola
• Guinea
• Ghana
• Nigeria
• Benin
• Cameroon
• Equatorial Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Togo
• Gabon
• Republic of Congo
• Sao Tome and Principle

Americas - Security Advisory - MSA 02/2023

• Venezuela

Europe - MSB 03/2025

• Russia 

Maritime Security Bulletins are issued to advise Liberian Registry vessels, owners, operators, and masters regarding specific security incidents. These bulletins can provide a valuable reference for the latest tactics used by pirates, hi-jackers, and drug traffickers.

Americas

• Marine Security Bulletin - Ongoing problem of narcotics trafficking
• Marine Security Bulletin 01 July 2020 - U.S. warns of pirates in southern Gulf of Mexico
  
  

Black Sea

• MSB 22 November 2023

Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Arabian Sea

• MSB 5 December 2023
• MSB 12 Dec 2023
• MSB 12112023
• MSB 13 December 2023
• MSB 28 November 2023
• MSB 12152023
• MSB 04_2025
• MSB 03_2024
• MSB 04_2024
• MSB 05_2024
• MSB 06_2024
• MSB 07_2024
• MSB 08_2024
• MSB 09_2024
• MSB 10_2024
• MSB 11_2024
• MSB 12_2024
• MSB 13_2024
• MSB 14_2024
• MSB 16_2024
• MSB 17_2024
• MSB 18_2024
• MSB 19_2024
• MSB 20_2024
• MSB 21_2024
• MSB 22_2024

Libya

• Marine Security Bulletin - Security Level in the Libyan Port of Tobruk

South East Asia

• Marine Security Bulletin 10 APRIL 2023 - Security incident, involving an attack by pirates near the Port of Manila
• Marine Security Bulletin 16 June 2023 - Security Incident in the Singapore Strait
• Marine Security Bulletin 3 April 2023 - Security Incident in the Singapore Strait

Sudan

• Marine Security Bulletin 1 MAY 2023 - Circular JWLA-031 Issued by Joint Committee (JWC)

West Africa, Gulf of Guinea

• Marine Security Bulletin 14 APRIL 2023 - Security incident, involving the hijacking of an oil tanker by pirates at the south of Côte D'Ivoire in the Gulf of Guinea
• Marine Security Bulletin 4 MAY 2023 - Security Incident, involving the kidnapping of ship’s crew while vessel was at Owendo inner anchorage, Gabon
• Marine Security Bulletin 6 APRIL 2023 - Security incident, involving the hijacking of an oil tanker by pirates at the west of Pointe Noire, Congo
• Marine Security Bulletin 11 February, 2022 - Security WARNING IN-OFF GABON-OFF CAMEROON-OFF EQUATORIAL GUINEA-OFF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE-GULF OF GUINEA
• MSB 15_2024 - Piracy Incident in the Gulf of Guinea