The new edition of Pub. 172, Sailing Directions (Enroute) Red Sea and the Persian Gulf (19th Edition 2014) has been announced in Notice to Mariners 5/2014. This edition will be available on the Digital Nautical Publications-Quarterly Update, 1st Quarter 2014, DVD-ROM. The publication can now be accessed on NGA's Maritime Safety Web site (http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal).