Piracy & armed robbery reports in 2024

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

issued in 2024
26
still in force
0
vs 2023
+18%
first · last
01-02 · 05-10

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

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  • HYDROPAC26

Where · top seas

Indian Ocean1038%
Gulf of Aden623%
Arabian Sea519%
Red Sea28%
South China Sea14%
Makassar Strait14%
Bismarck Sea14%

All piracy & armed robbery reports issued in 2024 · 26

  1. HYDROPAC 1563/242024-05-10 → 2024-05-13
    M/V attacked in 12-38.65N 048-24.06E at 100457Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  2. HYDROPAC 1413/242024-04-29 → 2024-05-02
    M/V approached by pirates in 13-30.00N 054-05.00E at 281320Z apr
    Arabian Sea · Yemen
  3. HYDROPAC 1214/242024-04-14 → 2024-04-17
    Vessel at anchor boarded and robbed by four pirates in 01-17.98S 116-47.93E at 122125Z apr
    Makassar Strait · Indonesia
  4. HYDROPAC 933/242024-03-21 → 2024-03-24
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-20.00N 054-44.00E at 200200Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  5. HYDROPAC 932/242024-03-21 → 2024-03-24
    M/V attacked in 14-28.00N 053-29.00E at 210811Z mar
    Arabian Sea
  6. HYDROPAC 883/242024-03-16 → 2024-03-18
    M/V ruen hijacked in 06-40.58N 052-09.19E at 160941Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  7. HYDROPAC 862/242024-03-14 → 2024-03-16
    M/V ruen hijacked in 06-40.00N 052-11.00E at 141515Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 842/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-16
    M/V reports possible piracy activity in 01-27.00N 054-53.00E at 120953Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 823/242024-03-12 → 2024-03-15
    M/V attacked in 01-27.00N 054-53.00E at 120853Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  10. HYDROPAC 757/242024-03-06 → 2024-03-09
    M/V attacked in 11-49.00N 044-38.00E on 06 mar
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  11. HYDROPAC 713/242024-03-03 → 2024-03-06
    F/V hijacked in jifle (07-28.20N 049-41.30E) by 11 armed pirates and headed east
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  12. HYDROPAC 594/242024-02-20 → 2024-02-23
    Vessel attacked by drone in 12-42.72N 043-18.92E on 19 feb
    Red Sea · Djibouti
  13. HYDROPAC 593/242024-02-20 → 2024-02-23
    Vessels boarded by armed robbers in: a. 01-07.70N 103-29.70E at 191910Z feb
    Selat Sunda · South China Sea · Indonesia
  14. HYDROPAC 446/242024-02-06 → 2024-02-09
    Vessel attacked in 11-59.00N 044-30.00E on 06 feb
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  15. HYDROPAC 445/242024-02-06 → 2024-02-09
    Vessel attacked in 14-19.53N 042-14.43E at 060335Z feb
    Red Sea · Yemen
  16. HYDROPAC 367/242024-01-31 → 2024-02-03
    Possible piracy activity in vicinity: a. 00-34.00N 061-29.00E
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 335/242024-01-28 → 2024-01-31
    M/V approached by pirates in 11-32.00N 048-01.00E
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  18. HYDROPAC 332/242024-01-28 → 2024-01-31
    F/V lorenzo putha 4 hijacked in 00-35.00N 061-19.00E at 270330Z jan
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  19. HYDROPAC 331/242024-01-28 → 2024-01-31
    Vessel reports high speed approach and possible piracy activity in vicinity 03-52.00S 146-36.00E at 280001Z…
    Bismarck Sea · Papua New Guinea
  20. HYDROPAC 330/242024-01-27 → 2024-01-30
    F/V hijacked in 00-35.00N 061-19.00E
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 329/242024-01-27 → 2024-02-03
    Vessel attacked in 10-54.00N 064-17.00E
    Arabian Sea
  22. HYDROPAC 214/242024-01-18 → 2024-01-21
    M/V attacked by drone in 11-58.00N 045-31.00E on 17 jan
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  23. HYDROPAC 155/242024-01-14 → 2024-01-17
    Two fishing vessels hijacked in 08-19.00N 050-10.00E on 12 jan
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  24. HYDROPAC 49/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-07
    Vessel boarded by six pirates in vicinity 06-47.00N 057-32.00E
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  25. HYDROPAC 47/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-04
    Vessel boarded by pirates in 05-54.00N 054-12.00E on 04 jan
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  26. HYDROPAC 24/242024-01-02 → 2024-01-05
    F/V hijacked in vicinity 11-28.32N 049-52.43E on 02 jan
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia

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