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

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT35
  • HYDROPAC27

Where · top seas

Gulf of Guinea2952%
Celebes Sea611%
Sulu Sea59%
South China Sea59%
Gulf of Aden35%
North Atlantic Ocean35%
South Atlantic Ocean24%
Malacca Strait12%
Red Sea12%
Bay of Bengal12%

All piracy & armed robbery reports issued in 2016 · 62

  1. HYDROLANT 827/162016-04-07 → 2016-04-17
    M/V attacked in 03-18.6N 005-23.9E at 070920Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  2. HYDROPAC 970/162016-04-02 → 2016-04-10
    M/V attacked in 04-07.56N 118-55.77E at 011015Z apr
    Celebes Sea · Malaysia · Indonesia · Piracy
  3. HYDROLANT 782/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-10
    M/V attacked in 03-54N 005-42E at 011056Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  4. HYDROLANT 781/162016-04-01 → 2016-04-01
    Act of piracy reported in 03-54N 005-42E
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  5. HYDROLANT 598/162016-03-12 → 2016-03-20
    M/V attacked in 03-30N 005-03E at 112005Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  6. HYDROLANT 596/162016-03-11 → 2016-03-20
    M/V attacked in 02-52N 004-51E at 111325Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Piracy
  7. HYDROLANT 360/162016-02-12 → 2016-02-21
    M/V attacked in 04-00N 004-00W at 112100Z feb
    Gulf of Guinea · Cote D'ivoire · Piracy
  8. HYDROLANT 357/162016-02-11 → 2016-02-21
    M/V attacked in 03-36N 005-35E at 111500Z feb
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  9. HYDROLANT 279/162016-01-31 → 2016-02-07
    M/V hijacked in 02-30N 005-35E at 292236Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea
  10. HYDROLANT 168/162016-01-19 → 2016-01-31
    M/V attacked in 03-58N 005-00E at 191118Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  11. HYDROLANT 167/162016-01-19 → 2016-01-19
    M/V attacked in 03-58N 005-00E at 191118Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  12. HYDROPAC 145/162016-01-17 → 2016-01-31
    F/V reports being chased by suspicious vessel in 04-03N 105-51E at 171418Z jan
    South China Sea · Indonesia · Piracy

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