Some interesting notes from an intelligence report published by Dryad — a maritime intelligence company (http://www.dryadmaritime.com/) — concerning the threat posed to vessels in the Mediterranean by Libyan government/rebel forces:

“Dryad has assessed the risk to vessels approaching Misurata as MODERATE, based on the previous threat from the HoR. It is still not clear if an attack is imminent, but Dryad now has increased concerns that the HoR forces may wish to carry out their threat due to the latest evidence that the Islamists are being supported by sea, despite their forces being predominantly involved in fighting in Benghazi.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Dryad recommends that any vessels approaching Libya are to proceed with caution. Furthermore, any vessels approaching Misurata itself, do so with extreme caution and be prepared to respond to any VHF calls or warnings from military forces.”

The above was published September 2nd, 2015. Full details of the report are here: http://www.dryadmaritime.com/dryad-maritime-incident-report-mediterranean-2nd-september/

Here’s a map showing Misurata’s location on the Mediterranean Sea.