Piracy & armed robbery reports in 2020

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

issued in 2020
79
still in force
0
vs 2019
+61%
first · last
01-16 · 12-29

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT65
  • HYDROPAC14

Where · top seas

Gulf of Guinea6278%
Singapore Strait68%
North Atlantic Ocean34%
South China Sea34%
South Pacific Ocean11%
Makassar Strait11%
Mozambique Channel11%
Gulf of Aden11%
Yellow Sea11%

All piracy & armed robbery reports issued in 2020 · 79

  1. HYDROLANT 1676/202020-05-16 → 2020-05-23
    F/V hijacked in 04-09N 003-20E at 161248Z may
    Gulf of Guinea
  2. HYDROLANT 1639/202020-05-14 → 2020-05-21
    M/V approached by pirates in 04-34.7N 002-29.9E at 140130Z may
    Gulf of Guinea
  3. HYDROLANT 1587/202020-05-09 → 2020-05-16
    M/V attacked in 03-28N 008-33E at 090200Z may
    Gulf of Guinea · Equatorial Guinea
  4. HYDROLANT 1585/202020-05-09 → 2020-05-16
    M/V attacked in 03-47N 008-45E at 090200Z may
    Gulf of Guinea · Equatorial Guinea
  5. HYDROLANT 1513/202020-05-03 → 2020-05-10
    F/V attacked in 00-31.56N 009-07.45E at 030500Z may
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  6. HYDROLANT 1512/202020-05-03 → 2020-05-03
    F/V attacked in 00-31.56N 009-07.45E at 030500Z may
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  7. HYDROLANT 1490/202020-05-01 → 2020-05-08
    M/V attacked in 03-29N 003-49E at 301940Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea
  8. HYDROLANT 1489/202020-04-30 → 2020-05-01
    M/V attacked in 03-29.99N 003-50.17E at 302100Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea
  9. HYDROLANT 1488/202020-04-30 → 2020-05-01
    M/V attacked in 03-29N 002-49E at 301940Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea
  10. HYDROPAC 1251/202020-04-21 → 2020-04-28
    Four robbers boarded anchored chemical tanker in vung tau anchorage (10-25N 107-05E)
    South China Sea · Vietnam
  11. HYDROLANT 1372/202020-04-19 → 2020-04-26
    M/V attacked in 06-12N 002-32.18E at 190813Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea · Benin
  12. HYDROLANT 1285/202020-04-10 → 2020-04-17
    M/V attacked in 03-56N 001-45W at 100717Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea · Ghana
  13. HYDROLANT 1164/202020-03-31 → 2020-04-07
    M/V attacked in 00-13N 007-14E at 310948Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Sao Tome and Principe
  14. HYDROLANT 1132/202020-03-27 → 2020-04-03
    M/V attacked in 02-45.6N 006-55.3E at 271700Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  15. HYDROLANT 1131/202020-03-27 → 2020-03-27
    M/V attacked in 02-44N 007-05E at 271600Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  16. HYDROLANT 1130/202020-03-27 → 2020-03-27
    M/V attacked in 02-44N 006-05E at 271600Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  17. HYDROLANT 1113/202020-03-26 → 2020-04-02
    M/V approached by pirates in 06-00N 002-21E at 260820Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Benin
  18. HYDROLANT 1104/202020-03-25 → 2020-04-01
    M/V attacked in 03-08N 005-35E at 251006Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  19. HYDROLANT 1064/202020-03-22 → 2020-03-29
    M/V attacked in 00-33N 008-25E at 220726Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  20. HYDROLANT 1042/202020-03-20 → 2020-04-19
    Vessel attacked in 03-40N 009-26E at 192345Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Cameroon
  21. HYDROPAC 884/202020-03-17 → 2020-03-24
    Vessel attacked in vicinity 01-10N 103-23E at 152020Z mar
    Singapore Strait · Indonesia
  22. HYDROLANT 865/202020-03-05 → 2020-03-12
    Vessel attacked in 05-36N 002-21E at 051300Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea · Benin
  23. HYDROLANT 625/202020-02-20 → 2020-02-27
    Vessel attacked in 05-08N 002-06E at 200110Z feb
    Gulf of Guinea · Ghana
  24. HYDROLANT 529/202020-02-14 → 2020-02-21
    M/V attacked in 01-33N 005-18E at 140812Z feb
    Gulf of Guinea · Sao Tome and Principe
  25. HYDROPAC 454/202020-02-10 → 2020-02-17
    Vessel attacked in 01-15.67N 104-10.28E at 1830Z feb
    Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  26. HYDROLANT 198/202020-01-21 → 2020-01-28
    M/V attacked in 04-04.03N 005-48.00E at 210836Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  27. HYDROLANT 194/202020-01-21 → 2020-01-28
    M/V attacked in 05-30.01N 003-41.26E at 202300Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria · Piracy
  28. HYDROLANT 187/202020-01-19 → 2020-01-26
    M/V attacked in 05-08N 002-18E at 192010Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Ghana
  29. HYDROLANT 162/202020-01-16 → 2020-01-23
    M/V attacked in 03-37.7N 006-43.4E at 162057Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria

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