Piracy & armed robbery reports in 2012

Vessels attacked or boarded, suspicious approaches, pirate action groups — Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Malacca and Singapore Straits, South China Sea.

issued in 2012
115
still in force
0
vs 2011
-69%
first · last
01-04 · 12-24

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC91
  • HYDROLANT24

Where · top seas

Arabian Sea3939%
Indian Ocean1717%
Gulf of Guinea1616%
Gulf of Oman1010%
Gulf of Aden88%
South China Sea66%
Red Sea11%
Mozambique Channel11%
North Atlantic Ocean11%
Sulu Sea11%

All piracy & armed robbery reports issued in 2012 · 115

  1. HYDROLANT 3028/122012-12-24 → 2012-12-29
    M/V attacked in 04-01N 005-14E at 231845Z dec
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  2. HYDROPAC 3650/122012-12-21 → 2012-12-29
    Possible mothership activity in 24-46N 057-54E at 200950Z dec
    Gulf of Oman · Piracy
  3. HYDROPAC 3587/122012-12-16 → 2012-12-24
    Possible mothership activity in 24-35N 057-34E at 160100Z dec
    Gulf of Oman · Piracy
  4. HYDROPAC 3582/122012-12-15 → 2012-12-16
    Possible pirate activity in 24-35N 057-42E at 151542Z dec
    Gulf of Oman · Piracy
  5. HYDROLANT 2945/122012-12-14 → 2012-12-22
    M/V attacked in 04-01.5N 005-29.1E at 132310Z dec
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  6. HYDROPAC 3368/122012-11-28 → 2012-12-08
    M/V attacked in 06-40N 059-05E at 281100Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  7. HYDROPAC 3305/122012-11-23 → 2012-11-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3278/12 and this msg, piracy threat eliminated
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  8. HYDROPAC 3299/122012-11-23 → 2012-11-23
    Cancel HYDROPAC 3269/12 and this msg, vessel located safe
    South China Sea · Piracy
  9. HYDROPAC 3278/122012-11-20 → 2012-11-23
    Possible mothership activity in 02-10N 052-41E at 201030Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  10. HYDROPAC 3269/122012-11-19 → 2012-11-23
    M/V zafirah possibly hijacked in 07-10.16N 109-09.29E on 190841Z nov
    South China Sea · Piracy
  11. HYDROPAC 3092/122012-11-01 → 2012-11-10
    M/V attacked in 16-26N 041-23E at 010650Z nov
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  12. HYDROPAC 3032/122012-10-27 → 2012-10-27
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2921/12, 2927/12 and this msg
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Piracy
  13. HYDROPAC 2949/122012-10-21 → 2012-10-21
    Cancel HYDROPAC 2933/12 and this msg, vessel safe
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  14. HYDROPAC 2933/122012-10-19 → 2012-10-21
    M/V hijacked in 08-52N 050-28E at 191250Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  15. HYDROPAC 2927/122012-10-19 → 2012-10-27
    M/V reports act of piracy vicinity 01-18N 104-48E at 171920Z oct
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Piracy
  16. HYDROPAC 2921/122012-10-18 → 2012-10-27
    M/V reports act of piracy vicinity 00-52.9N 105-10.7E at 161900Z oct
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Piracy
  17. HYDROLANT 2378/122012-10-11 → 2012-10-11
    M/V hijacked in 05-12.56N 004-03.68E at 052330Z oct
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  18. HYDROPAC 2843/122012-10-10 → 2012-10-20
    M/V attacked vicinity 00-26N 050-39E at 101210Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  19. HYDROLANT 2366/122012-10-09 → 2012-10-09
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2344/12 and this msg, vessel released
    Gulf of Guinea · Cote D'ivoire · Piracy
  20. HYDROLANT 2174/122012-09-20 → 2012-10-08
    Exercise noble mariner 12 is a multinational nato exercise 24 sep thru 07 oct in area between 40-00N…
    Western Mediterranean Sea
  21. HYDROLANT 2054/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-05
    Cancel HYDROLANT 2050/12, vessel located safe
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  22. HYDROLANT 2050/122012-09-05 → 2012-09-05
    M/V abu dhabi star hijacked in 06-11N 002-55E on 04 sep
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  23. HYDROLANT 2013/122012-08-31 → 2012-08-31
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1976/12 and this msg, vessel safe
    Gulf of Guinea · Togo · Piracy
  24. HYDROLANT 1976/122012-08-28 → 2012-08-31
    M/V energy centurion hijacked in 05-52N 001-24E on 28 aug
    Gulf of Guinea · Togo · Piracy
  25. HYDROPAC 2347/122012-08-17 → 2012-08-18
    M/V attacked in 01-16N 058-07E at 170952Z aug
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  26. HYDROPAC 2334/122012-08-16 → 2012-08-25
    Current favorable weather conditions and recent suspicious activity indicates the possible presence of…
    Red Sea · Piracy
  27. HYDROPAC 2267/122012-08-10 → 2012-08-18
    M/V attacked in 03-22S 083-12E at 100600Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Piracy
  28. HYDROPAC 2203/122012-08-02 → 2012-08-04
    Tug and barge hijacked in 07-56.33N 117-17.05E at 270438Z jul
    South China Sea · Balabac Strait · Piracy
  29. HYDROLANT 1433/122012-06-30 → 2012-07-07
    M/V attacked in 02-40.0N 006-08.3E at 300515Z jun
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  30. HYDROLANT 1431/122012-06-30 → 2012-07-07
    M/V attacked in 04-01.7N 006-06.1E at 300110Z jun
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 1823/122012-06-27 → 2012-06-30
    M/V attacked in 14-22N 054-38E at 271015Z jun
    Western Arabian Sea · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 1747/122012-06-20 → 2012-06-30
    Vessel attacked in 20-29N 059-03E at 201200Z jun
    Arabian Sea · Oman · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 1741/122012-06-20 → 2012-06-30
    M/V attacked vicinity 20-50N 059-30E at 200528Z jun
    Northern Arabian Sea · Oman · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 1718/122012-06-18 → 2012-06-23
    M/V attacked in 14-28N 050-45E at 180928Z jun
    Piracy · Gulf of Aden
  35. HYDROPAC 1596/122012-06-07 → 2012-06-16
    Pirate action group reported vicinity 25-32N 056-59E
    Gulf of Oman · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 1589/122012-06-07 → 2012-06-16
    Possible mothership activity by M/V mt smyrni in 12-02.8N 050-41.1E at 070534Z jun
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 1588/122012-06-07 → 2012-06-16
    Possible mothership activity by M/V mt royal grace in 11-59N 050-37E at 070550Z jun
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia · Piracy
  38. HYDROLANT 1193/122012-06-04 → 2012-06-04
    Cancel HYDROLANT 1167/12 and this msg
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  39. HYDROLANT 1167/122012-06-01 → 2012-06-04
    M/V attacked in 06-19.19N 003-29.24E
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  40. HYDROPAC 1448/122012-05-23 → 2012-05-26
    M/V attacked in 25-28N 057-20E at 230900Z may
    Gulf of Oman · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 1328/122012-05-11 → 2012-05-19
    M/V hijacked vicinity 15-58N 061-03E at 100930Z may
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 1320/122012-05-10 → 2012-05-11
    M/V hijacked vicinity 15-58N 061-03E at 100930Z may
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 1319/122012-05-10 → 2012-05-12
    M/V attacked vicinity 14-18N 058-27E at 101000Z may
    Western Arabian Sea · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 1317/122012-05-10 → 2012-05-20
    M/V reports act of piracy vicinity 01-13.4N 104-53.0E at 081808Z may
    South China Sea · Singapore Strait · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 1303/122012-05-09 → 2012-05-12
    M/V attacked in 10-40N 060-04E at 091000Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 1283/122012-05-07 → 2012-05-12
    M/V attacked in 08-05N 056-18E at 070405Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 1282/122012-05-07 → 2012-05-07
    M/V attacked in 08-08N 056-18E at 070350Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 1265/122012-05-04 → 2012-05-05
    M/V hijaked in 25-11N 056-37E at 041924Z may
    Gulf of Oman · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 1264/122012-05-04 → 2012-05-05
    Vessel attacked vicinty 25-39N 057-45E at 041515Z may
    Gulf of Oman · Piracy
  50. HYDROLANT 948/122012-05-04 → 2012-05-04
    Cancel HYDROLANT 945/12, vessel safe
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy

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