Piracy & armed robbery reports in 2021

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

issued in 2021
46
still in force
0
vs 2020
-42%
first · last
01-04 · 12-30

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT30
  • HYDROPAC14
  • NAVAREA IV2

Where · top seas

Gulf of Guinea2351%
Singapore Strait716%
South Atlantic Ocean49%
Caribbean Sea37%
Red Sea24%
North Atlantic Ocean24%
Arabian Sea24%
Gulf of Aden12%
South Pacific Ocean12%

All piracy & armed robbery reports issued in 2021 · 46

  1. HYDROLANT 3197/212021-12-30 → 2022-01-06
    M/V attacked in 01-34N 009-05E at 300300Z dec
    Gulf of Guinea · Equatorial Guinea
  2. HYDROPAC 3728/212021-12-25 → 2022-01-01
    M/V attacked in 02-35.5S 080-08.5W on 23 dec
    Eastern South Pacific · Ecuador
  3. HYDROPAC 3692/212021-12-21 → 2021-12-28
    Piracy activity reported in vicinity 11-17.48N 049-10.73E at 210900Z dec
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  4. HYDROLANT 3044/212021-12-13 → 2021-12-20
    Vessel attacked in 03-11.41N 007-49.02E on 13 dec
    Gulf of Guinea · Equatorial Guinea
  5. HYDROLANT 2773/212021-11-10 → 2021-11-10
    M/V approached by pirates in 01-30N 001-32W at 100606Z nov
    Eastern North Atlantic
  6. HYDROLANT 2635/212021-10-26 → 2021-11-02
    M/V attacked in 02-35N 007-59E at 252126Z oct
    Gulf of Guinea · Equatorial Guinea
  7. HYDROLANT 2630/212021-10-25 → 2021-11-01
    M/V attacked in 02-13N 004-50E at 250851Z oct
    Gulf of Guinea
  8. HYDROLANT 2588/212021-10-20 → 2021-10-27
    Possible mothership activity in 01-50N 001-11E at 190930Z oct
    Gulf of Guinea
  9. HYDROPAC 3001/212021-10-20 → 2021-10-27
    Vessel approached by pirates in 12-43.6N 043-16.2E at 190745Z oct
    Red Sea · Djibouti
  10. HYDROPAC 2956/212021-10-17 → 2021-10-24
    M/V attacked in 01-17.01N 104-13.90E at 151445Z oct
    Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  11. HYDROPAC 2666/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-25
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 13-08.0N 043-06.9E on 18 sep
    Red Sea · Yemen
  12. HYDROLANT 2272/212021-09-05 → 2021-09-12
    M/V attacked in 00-18N 009-24E at 050100Z sep
    Gulf of Guinea · Gabon
  13. HYDROPAC 2196/212021-07-30 → 2021-08-06
    M/V attacked in 21-16-12N 059-45-42E at 291800Z jul
    Arabian Sea · Oman
  14. HYDROPAC 2194/212021-07-30 → 2021-07-30
    M/V attacked in 18-48N 058-55E at 291800Z jul
    Arabian Sea · Oman
  15. NAVAREA IV 609/212021-07-18 → 2021-07-25
    M/V attacked in 18-34.10N 072-24.05W at 160130Z jul
    Caribbean Sea · Haiti
  16. HYDROPAC 2066/212021-07-18 → 2021-07-25
    M/V attacked in 01-16.02N 104-12.39E at 161615Z jul
    Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  17. HYDROLANT 1862/212021-07-15 → 2021-07-22
    M/V approached by pirates in 01-07S 007-02E at 140825Z jul
    Eastern South Atlantic · Sao Tome and Principe
  18. HYDROLANT 1805/212021-07-09 → 2021-07-16
    M/V attacked in 09-18.2N 013-49.5W at 080330Z jul
    Eastern North Atlantic Guinea
  19. HYDROPAC 1927/212021-07-01 → 2021-07-08
    M/V approached by pirates in 01-16.1N 104-14.1E at 291620Z jun
    Singapore Strait · Indonesia · Malaysia
  20. HYDROLANT 1517/212021-06-06 → 2021-06-13
    M/V approached by pirates in 02-56N 002-41E at 061619Z jun
    Gulf of Guinea
  21. HYDROLANT 1516/212021-06-06 → 2021-06-13
    M/V attacked in 02-49N 002-31E at 061700Z jun
    Gulf of Guinea
  22. HYDROLANT 1474/212021-06-01 → 2021-06-08
    F/V attacked in 04-33N 002-23E at 311930Z may
    Gulf of Guinea
  23. HYDROLANT 1361/212021-05-20 → 2021-05-27
    F/V attacked in 04-33.5N 000-15.6E at 191830Z may
    Gulf of Guinea · Ghana
  24. HYDROPAC 1404/212021-05-11 → 2021-05-18
    M/V attacked in 01-14.8N 104-03.0E at 091439Z may
    Singapore Strait · Singapore
  25. HYDROLANT 1126/212021-04-23 → 2021-04-30
    M/V attacked in 01-29.4N 004-38.0E at 230900Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea
  26. HYDROLANT 1095/212021-04-20 → 2021-04-27
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 03-02N 003-16E at 201855Z apr
    Gulf of Guinea
  27. HYDROPAC 1130/212021-04-13 → 2021-04-20
    M/V attacked in 01-15.5N 104-12.0E at 101715Z apr
    Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  28. HYDROPAC 1075/212021-04-09 → 2021-04-16
    M/V attacked in 01-16.1N 104-15.6E at 072150Z apr vessels are advised to keep clear of this area and to…
    Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  29. HYDROPAC 854/212021-03-18 → 2021-03-25
    M/V attacked in 10-01.1S 077-10.5W at 162230Z mar
    Eastern South Pacific · Peru
  30. HYDROLANT 719/212021-03-14 → 2021-03-21
    M/V attacked in 03-02N 002-55E at 140550Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea
  31. HYDROLANT 701/212021-03-11 → 2021-03-18
    M/V attacked in 02-48N 002-36E at 111512Z mar
    Gulf of Guinea
  32. HYDROLANT 386/212021-02-09 → 2021-02-16
    M/V attacked in 01-35N 005-07E at 091222Z feb vessels are advised to keep clear of this position and to…
    Gulf of Guinea
  33. HYDROLANT 371/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-15
    M/V attacked in 00-41S 006-07E at 081658Z feb
    Eastern South Atlantic · Equatorial Guinea
  34. HYDROLANT 367/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-15
    M/V attacked in 00-51N 007-20E at 081330Z feb vessels are advised to keep clear of this position and to…
    Gulf of Guinea · Sao Tome and Principe
  35. HYDROLANT 359/212021-02-08 → 2021-02-15
    M/V attacked in 00-59S 007-32E at 080520Z feb
    Eastern South Atlantic · Gabon
  36. HYDROLANT 354/212021-02-07 → 2021-02-14
    M/V attacked in 02-00N 008-15E at 062330Z feb 21
    Gulf of Guinea · Sao Tome and Principe
  37. HYDROLANT 280/212021-01-30 → 2021-02-06
    M/V attacked in 02-55N 001-56E at 300424Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea
  38. HYDROPAC 385/212021-01-30 → 2021-02-06
    M/V attacked in 01-16.87N 104-18.71E at 281820Z jan 21
    Singapore Strait · Malaysia
  39. HYDROLANT 211/212021-01-23 → 2021-01-30
    M/V attacked in 01-04N 005-05E at 230538Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea
  40. HYDROLANT 196/212021-01-21 → 2021-01-28
    M/V attacked in 03-31N 006-29E at 211108Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  41. HYDROLANT 132/212021-01-14 → 2021-01-21
    M/V attacked in 02-28N 005-38E at 140000Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea
  42. HYDROLANT 130/212021-01-13 → 2021-01-20
    M/V attacked in 02-23N 005-39E at 131950Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea
  43. HYDROLANT 72/212021-01-09 → 2021-01-16
    M/V boarded by five pirates in 10-16N 076-12W on 09 jan
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  44. NAVAREA IV 30/212021-01-09 → 2021-01-16
    M/V boarded by five pirates in 10-16N 076-12W on 09 jan
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  45. HYDROLANT 63/212021-01-08 → 2021-01-10
    M/V attacked in 03-38N 006-17E at 081445Z jan
    Gulf of Guinea · Nigeria
  46. HYDROLANT 14/212021-01-04 → 2021-01-11
    M/V attacked in 04-42S 011-44E at 040045Z jan
    Eastern South Atlantic · Congo

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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