notice to mariners

Instead, following the ONE Apus spill, the Coast Guard issued a notice to mariners about the hazard of floating containers, which some sailors call "steel icebergs" for their deceptively low profile on the water.

The notice to mariners was not a change in the U.S. military’s rules of engagement, a U.S. official said, according to Reuters.

Reuters is first to report the new warning, issued in detail in a notice to mariners.

A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the new notice to mariners was not a change in the U.S. military’s rules of engagement.

But a notice to mariners in the region has warned of potential threats to commercial maritime traffic.