Piracy & armed robbery reports in the Arabian Sea

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

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last 12 months
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since 2009
371

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 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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No piracy & armed robbery reports in force in the Arabian Sea right now.

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Archive · 371 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2949/102010-12-28 → 2011-01-08
    M/V hijacked in 17-57N 057-43E at 271303Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  2. HYDROPAC 2948/102010-12-28 → 2011-01-08
    Hijacked vessel sighted in 15-21N 057-52E
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  3. HYDROPAC 2947/102010-12-28 → 2010-12-30
    M/V hannibal II conducting mothership operations in 12-27N 055-07E at 280600Z dec
    Western Arabian Sea · Piracy
  4. HYDROPAC 2943/102010-12-28 → 2010-12-28
    M/V hannibal II conducting mothership operations in 13-30N 055-48E at 272320Z dec
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  5. HYDROPAC 2940/102010-12-27 → 2010-12-28
    M/V hannibal II conducting mothership operations in 15-10N 056-22E at 271337Z dec
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  6. HYDROPAC 2936/102010-12-27 → 2010-12-28
    M/V attacked in 18-10N 057-50E at 270623Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  7. HYDROPAC 2923/102010-12-26 → 2010-12-31
    M/V conducting mothership operations in 11-16N 054-45E at 260325Z dec
    Western Arabian Sea · Piracy
  8. HYDROPAC 2904/102010-12-25 → 2010-12-31
    M/V hijacked in 16-01N 060-12E at 250140Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  9. HYDROPAC 2891/102010-12-24 → 2010-12-31
    M/V conducting mothership operations in 09-42N 055-47E at 232030Z dec
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  10. HYDROPAC 2890/102010-12-24 → 2010-12-24
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 08-37N 056-34E at 240340Z dec
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  11. HYDROPAC 2889/102010-12-23 → 2010-12-24
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 09-26N 058-10E at 231940Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  12. HYDROPAC 2883/102010-12-23 → 2010-12-23
    Previously hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 10-38N 060-33E at 230741Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  13. HYDROPAC 2873/102010-12-23 → 2010-12-23
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 11-22N 061-16E at 222340Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  14. HYDROPAC 2866/102010-12-22 → 2010-12-23
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 12-00.06N 062-23.31E at 221541Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  15. HYDROPAC 2859/102010-12-22 → 2010-12-31
    M/V attacked in 17-03N 062-45E at 220428Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  16. HYDROPAC 2858/102010-12-22 → 2010-12-31
    M/V attacked in 12-10N 060-31E at 220312Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  17. HYDROPAC 2857/102010-12-22 → 2010-12-22
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 12-22.1N 062-05.1E at 212341Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  18. HYDROPAC 2853/102010-12-21 → 2010-12-22
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 11-36N 061-33E at 202340Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  19. HYDROPAC 2842/102010-12-20 → 2010-12-21
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 09-10N 060-28E at 200314Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  20. HYDROPAC 2840/102010-12-20 → 2010-12-20
    Previously hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 08-51.26N 060-22.47E at 192341Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  21. HYDROPAC 2838/102010-12-19 → 2010-12-20
    Previously hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 07-17-49N 059-48-30E at 191541Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  22. HYDROPAC 2836/102010-12-19 → 2010-12-24
    M/V attacked in 19-04N 062-10E at 190909Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  23. HYDROPAC 2802/102010-12-16 → 2010-12-24
    M/V attacked in 16-10N 068-20E at 160315Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  24. HYDROPAC 2796/102010-12-15 → 2010-12-24
    M/V attacked in 12-07N 060-26E at 150215Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  25. HYDROPAC 2777/102010-12-14 → 2010-12-24
    M/V attacked in 18-27N 061-50E at 140756Z dec
    Western Arabian Sea · Piracy
  26. HYDROPAC 2746/102010-12-11 → 2010-12-18
    M/V attacked in 06-11N 067-25E at 110542Z dec
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  27. HYDROPAC 2744/102010-12-10 → 2010-12-18
    M/V attacked in 21-05N 062-44E at 101550Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  28. HYDROPAC 2740/102010-12-10 → 2010-12-18
    M/V attacked in 20-51N 062-46E at 101504Z dec
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 2683/102010-12-05 → 2010-12-11
    M/V attacked in 08-10N 071-43E at 050714Z dec
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  30. HYDROPAC 2675/102010-12-04 → 2010-12-18
    Pirate action group reported in 09-00N 067-10E at 040230Z dec
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 2649/102010-12-01 → 2010-12-18
    Mothership operations: a. by hijacked vessel mt polar in 11-35N 057-37E at 010608Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia-northeast Coast · Arabian Sea · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 2637/102010-11-30 → 2010-12-11
    M/V attacked in 09-19N 069-30E at 301341Z nov
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 2625/102010-11-29 → 2010-12-11
    Vessel attacked in 16-57N 067-09E at 290254Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 2624/102010-11-29 → 2010-12-11
    Possible mothership activity by vessel mt polar in 16-57.02N 066-48.24E at 290104Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  35. HYDROPAC 2620/102010-11-28 → 2010-12-11
    M/V attacked in 14-51N 068-13E at 280700Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 2607/102010-11-27 → 2010-12-11
    M/V attacked in 13-34N 057-06E at 270901Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 2603/102010-11-26 → 2010-12-04
    M/V attacked in 10-25N 064-43E
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  38. HYDROPAC 2596/102010-11-26 → 2010-11-26
    M/V attacked in 09-39N 067-23E at 261255Z nov
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  39. HYDROPAC 2580/102010-11-26 → 2010-12-11
    Pirated M/V hannibal II conducting mothership activity in 18-50N 061-23E at 260631Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  40. HYDROPAC 2578/102010-11-26 → 2010-12-04
    M/V attacked in 05-38N 068-27E at 260300Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 2576/102010-11-25 → 2010-12-04
    Possible mothership activity in 09-29N 068-44E at 251940Z nov
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 2574/102010-11-25 → 2010-12-04
    M/V attacked in 19-47N 062-56E at 251439Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 2552/102010-11-24 → 2010-12-04
    Pirate action group in 13-33N 059-16E at 240350Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 2547/102010-11-24 → 2010-12-04
    Vessel attacked in 15-09N 067-05E at 240301Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 2541/102010-11-23 → 2010-12-04
    Piracy action group sighted in 10-30N 059-04E at 230105Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 2536/102010-11-23 → 2010-12-04
    Vessel attacked in 15-51N 058-11E at 222326Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 2535/102010-11-23 → 2010-12-04
    Vessel attacked in 15-47N 058-10E at 222326Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 2528/102010-11-21 → 2010-12-04
    Vessel attacked in 15-30N 059-17E at 212145Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 2526/102010-11-21 → 2010-12-04
    Vessel attacked in 14-49N 059-55E at 211114Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy
  50. HYDROPAC 2519/102010-11-20 → 2010-12-04
    Vessel attacked in 14-23N 065-31E at 201300Z nov
    Arabian Sea · Piracy

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