Vessels Coming From Djibouti Now Require Additional Security Measures, Coast Guard Says

Vessels coming from Djibouti must take additional security measures before entering the U.S. due to "deficient anti-terrorism port measures," the Coast Guard said in a notice. The U.S. notified the country of the issues, but the Coast Guard subsequently found that ports in "Djibouti failed to maintain effective anti-terrorism measures," with the exception of two ports, it said. As a result, vessels that visited a port in the Djibouti in its last five port calls -- other than the excepted ports -- are required to meet additional conditions for entry, it said. Additional countries that lack effective anti-terrorism measures and are subject to the security conditions are: Seychelles, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Micronesia, Nauru, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Syria, Timor-Leste, Venezuela and Yemen.