在2020年4月的前三周，墨西哥湾南部海域的支援船遭遇了大量海盗袭击，Gard协会建议船舶在该地区作业时应保持警惕。
美国海事管理局（MARAD）在2020年4月17日发布了一份警报，称墨西哥湾南部坎佩切湾地区的Ciudad Del Carmen和Dos Bocas附近报告了一起海上袭击。实质是在4月4日至14日期间一连发生了四起海盗事件。所有四起事件涉及到对近海支援船的袭击，其中一些涉及船员受伤和偷盗。
当船只作业或过境Ciudad del Carmen区域时，建议船长应格外小心。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Piracy in the Gulf of Mexico
As the first three weeks of April 2020 has seen a high number of piracy attacks on offshore support vessels in the southern rim of the Gulf of Mexico we advise ships to exercise caution when operating in the region.
The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued an Alert on 17 April 2020 warning that a maritime threat had been reported in the vicinity of Ciudad Del Carmen and Dos Bocas, Mexico, in the Bay of Campeche area in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The nature of the threat was a series of four piracy incidents that took place between 4 April and 14 April 2020. All four incidents involved attacks on offshore support vessels, some involved crew injuries and theft.
Masters are therefore advised to exercise additional caution when their vessels are operating in or transiting the Ciudad del Carmen region.
See attached file: Piracy in the Gulf of Mexico.pdf
