Piracy & armed robbery reports in 2016
Vessels attacked or boarded, suspicious approaches, pirate action groups — Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Malacca and Singapore Straits, South China Sea.
- issued in 2016
- 62
- still in force
- 0
- vs 2015
- +158%
- first · last
- 01-17 · 12-21
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By NAVAREA series
- HYDROLANT35
- HYDROPAC27
Where · top seas
| Gulf of Guinea | 29 | 52% |
| Celebes Sea | 6 | 11% |
| Sulu Sea | 5 | 9% |
| South China Sea | 5 | 9% |
| Gulf of Aden | 3 | 5% |
| North Atlantic Ocean | 3 | 5% |
| South Atlantic Ocean | 2 | 4% |
| Malacca Strait | 1 | 2% |
| Red Sea | 1 | 2% |
| Bay of Bengal | 1 | 2% |
All piracy & armed robbery reports issued in 2016 · 62
- HYDROLANT 827/162016-04-07 → 2016-04-17M/V attacked in 03-18.6N 005-23.9E at 070920Z aprGulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
- HYDROPAC 970/162016-04-02 → 2016-04-10M/V attacked in 04-07.56N 118-55.77E at 011015Z aprCelebes Sea · Malaysia · Indonesia · Piracy
- HYDROLANT 782/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-10M/V attacked in 03-54N 005-42E at 011056Z aprGulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
- HYDROLANT 781/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-01Act of piracy reported in 03-54N 005-42EGulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
- HYDROLANT 598/162016-03-12 → 2016-03-20M/V attacked in 03-30N 005-03E at 112005Z marGulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
- HYDROLANT 596/162016-03-11 → 2016-03-20M/V attacked in 02-52N 004-51E at 111325Z marGulf of Guinea · Piracy
- HYDROLANT 360/162016-02-12 → 2016-02-21M/V attacked in 04-00N 004-00W at 112100Z febGulf of Guinea · Cote D'ivoire · Piracy
- HYDROLANT 357/162016-02-11 → 2016-02-21M/V attacked in 03-36N 005-35E at 111500Z febGulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
- HYDROLANT 279/162016-01-31 → 2016-02-07M/V hijacked in 02-30N 005-35E at 292236Z janGulf of Guinea
- HYDROLANT 168/162016-01-19 → 2016-01-31M/V attacked in 03-58N 005-00E at 191118Z janGulf of Guinea · Nigeria
- HYDROLANT 167/162016-01-19 → 2016-01-19M/V attacked in 03-58N 005-00E at 191118Z janGulf of Guinea · Nigeria
- HYDROPAC 145/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-31F/V reports being chased by suspicious vessel in 04-03N 105-51E at 171418Z janSouth China Sea · Indonesia · Piracy
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