Piracy & armed robbery reports in the Gulf of Aden

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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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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  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 757/242024-03-06 → 2024-03-09
    M/V attacked in 11-49.00N 044-38.00E on 06 mar
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  3. HYDROPAC 446/242024-02-06 → 2024-02-09
    Vessel attacked in 11-59.00N 044-30.00E on 06 feb
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  4. HYDROPAC 335/242024-01-28 → 2024-01-31
    M/V approached by pirates in 11-32.00N 048-01.00E
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. HYDROPAC 1475/202020-05-18 → 2020-05-25
    Vessel attacked in 13-43.00N 050-37.40E at 171230Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  9. HYDROPAC 4063/172017-11-21 → 2017-11-28
    Vessel attacked in 14-08.7N 048-57.3E at 211940Z nov
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  10. HYDROPAC 3416/172017-10-06 → 2017-10-13
    M/V approached by two skiffs in 13-13N 050-30E at 060700Z oct
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  11. HYDROPAC 3295/172017-09-26 → 2017-10-03
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 12-08N 044-15E at 260700Z sep
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  12. HYDROPAC 3259/172017-09-22 → 2017-09-29
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 12-37N 047-28E at 220721Z sep
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  13. HYDROPAC 2583/172017-07-29 → 2017-08-05
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-16N 051-08E at 291630Z jul
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  14. HYDROPAC 2265/172017-06-28 → 2017-07-05
    M/V reports approach by five suspicious vessels in 12-28N 043-44E at 280800Z jun
    Gulf of Aden
  15. HYDROPAC 1905/172017-05-31 → 2017-06-07
    M/V attacked in 12-33N 043-29E at 310715Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Djibouti
  16. HYDROPAC 1835/172017-05-26 → 2017-06-02
    Possible mothe rship activity in 11-57N 050-35E
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  17. HYDROPAC 1724/172017-05-17 → 2017-05-24
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-41.25N 051-03.40E at 170530Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  18. HYDROPAC 1661/172017-05-11 → 2017-05-18
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessels in 13-21.7N 049-23.8E
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  19. HYDROPAC 1576/172017-05-03 → 2017-05-10
    M/V approached by pirates in 13-10N 049-18E
    Gulf of Aden
  20. HYDROPAC 1550/172017-05-01 → 2017-05-08
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-08N 044-16E at 011300Z may
    Gulf of Aden
  21. HYDROPAC 1330/172017-04-15 → 2017-04-22
    M/V attacked in 12-53N 047-57E at 151316Z apr
    Gulf of Aden
  22. HYDROPAC 888/172017-03-15 → 2017-03-17
    M/V aris 13 hijacked in 11-47N 050-31E at 150800Z mar
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  23. HYDROPAC 879/172017-03-14 → 2017-03-15
    M/V aris 13 hijacked in 11-59N 050-45E at 141830Z mar
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  24. HYDROPAC 819/172017-03-09 → 2017-03-16
    M/V approached by pirates in 13-52N 050-20E at 090845Z mar
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen
  25. HYDROPAC 3269/162016-10-25 → 2016-11-17
    Vessel attacked in 12-32.6N 043-32.8E at 251000Z oct
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  26. HYDROPAC 1429/162016-05-16 → 2016-05-22
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-45N 050-58E at 160512Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Arabian Sea · Piracy
  27. HYDROPAC 1202/162016-04-25 → 2016-05-01
    Vessel attacked in 14-25.8N 049-08.0E at 242115Z apr
    Gulf of Aden · Yemen · Piracy
  28. HYDROPAC 3073/142014-10-15 → 2014-10-18
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 13-33N 050-27E at 151510Z oct
    Gulf of Aden · Arabian Sea · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 1880/142014-06-27 → 2014-06-28
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel vicinity 13-16N 049-11E at 272251Z jun
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  30. HYDROPAC 1241/142014-04-30 → 2014-05-10
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-03N 045-37E at 291300Z apr
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 1079/142014-04-16 → 2014-05-03
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-25N 043-43E at 141230Z apr
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 3932/132013-12-18 → 2013-12-21
    M/V attacked in 12-05.54N 045-24.39E at 180505Z dec
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 3834/132013-12-09 → 2013-12-14
    M/V attacked in 12-50N 047-49E at 090357Z dec
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 3833/132013-12-09 → 2013-12-14
    M/V attacked in 12-52N 047-52E at 090357Z dec
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  35. HYDROPAC 1619/132013-06-05 → 2013-06-08
    F/V hijacked in 11-36N 049-15E at 050626Z jun
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 1464/132013-05-21 → 2013-05-25
    M/V yong xing attacked in 13-11N 048-54E at 201220Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 1450/132013-05-19 → 2013-05-25
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-12N 044-20E at 190525Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  38. HYDROPAC 1280/132013-05-06 → 2013-05-11
    M/V attacked in 13-40N 048-30E at 050300Z may
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  39. HYDROPAC 1718/122012-06-18 → 2012-06-23
    M/V attacked in 14-28N 050-45E at 180928Z jun
    Piracy · Gulf of Aden
  40. HYDROPAC 1589/122012-06-07 → 2012-06-16
    Possible mothership activity by M/V mt smyrni in 12-02.8N 050-41.1E at 070534Z jun
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 1588/122012-06-07 → 2012-06-16
    Possible mothership activity by M/V mt royal grace in 11-59N 050-37E at 070550Z jun
    Gulf of Aden · Somalia · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 1206/122012-04-26 → 2012-05-05
    M/V attacked in 11-56.9N 044-39.3E at 260740Z apr
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 778/122012-03-17 → 2012-03-24
    M/V attacked in 13-09N 048-45E at 170626Z mar
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 510/122012-02-22 → 2012-03-03
    M/V attacked in 13-31N 050-22E at 221125Z feb
    Arabian Sea · Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 23/122012-01-04 → 2012-01-14
    M/V attacked in 12-17N 044-10E at 040822Z jan
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 20/122012-01-04 → 2012-01-14
    M/V attacked in 13-10N 049-12E at 040200Z jan
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 3542/112011-12-19 → 2011-12-24
    M/V attacked in 12-24N 046-31E on 191045Z dec
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 3541/112011-12-19 → 2011-12-24
    M/V attacked in 12-36N 047-02E on 19 dec
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 3347/112011-11-30 → 2011-12-10
    M/V attacked in 12-18N 044-03E at 301405Z nov
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  50. HYDROPAC 3238/112011-11-18 → 2011-11-26
    M/V attacked in 12-33N 043-31E at 180500Z nov
    Southern Red Sea · Gulf of Aden · Piracy

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