Gulf of Aden
IHO sea area 38 · 43° to 51° E, 10° to 15° N
- in force
- 0
- last 12 months
- 4
- archive messages
- 257
- categories
- 12
What the archive shows
257 messages are recorded since 1997-03-09 for the Gulf of Aden. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Piracy accounts for 137 of 257 recorded messages (53%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
In force now · 0
Nothing in force in this sea right now.
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By category · available archive
| Piracy | 137 | 53% |
| Incidents | 40 | 16% |
| Ordnance | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 6% |
| Derelicts | 13 | 5% |
| Quakes | 12 | 5% |
| Cable ops | 9 | 4% |
| Exercises | 3 | 1% |
| Containers | 2 | 1% |
| Surveys | 2 | 1% |
| Missiles | 1 | 0% |
| Spills | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 257 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 556/09 · Other2009-03-16 → 2009-03-18Bombing exercises 180500Z to 182000Z mar in area bound by 11-35N 045-41E, 11-35N 043-39E, 11-00N 043-49E,…
- HYDROPAC 554/09 · Ordnance2009-03-16 → 2010-05-29Nga chart 62090 (7TH ed)
- HYDROPAC 318/09 · Piracy2009-02-10 → 2009-02-14Please be advised the weather forecast this week for the gulf of aden calls for favorable small boat…
- HYDROPAC 2556/08 · Incidents2008-12-25 → 2009-01-10M/V wadi alarab reports crewman with gunshot wound in leg requiring medical assistance in 14-12N 050-58E at…
- HYDROPAC 2510/08 · Derelicts2008-12-17 → 2008-12-24Derelict ten meter vessel, blue and orange hull, adrift in 14-18.9N 050-49.7E at 101336Z dec
- HYDROPAC 2386/08 · Piracy2008-12-03 → 2009-01-17The anti piracy patrol-indian naval ship mysore (mys) identified a potential high threat from pirate attack…
- HYDROLANT 2080/08 · Piracy2008-12-03 → 2009-01-17The anti piracy patrol-indian naval ship mysore (mys) identified a potential high threat from pirate attack…
- HYDROPAC 1909/08 · Other2008-09-29 → 2008-11-12This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden
- NAVAREA XII 404/08 · Other2008-09-29 → 2008-11-12This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden
- HYDROLANT 1599/08 · Other2008-09-29 → 2008-11-12This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden
- NAVAREA IV 396/08 · Other2008-09-29 → 2008-11-12This marad advisory provides suggested reporting procedures for commercial vessels transiting the gulf of aden
- HYDROPAC 1712/08 · Incidents2008-09-03 → 2008-10-18Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 16 meter S/V carre d'as IV, white hull, three persons on board, in…
- HYDROPAC 1683/08 · Piracy2008-08-29 → 2008-09-12Chemical tanker reported hijacked in 13-11N 046-38E at 291400Z aug
- HYDROPAC 1656/08 · Other2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory provides suggested way point for commercial vessels to transit the gulf of aden
- NAVAREA XII 346/08 · Other2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory provides suggested way point for commercial vessels to transit the gulf of aden
- HYDROLANT 1377/08 · Other2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory provides suggested way point for commercial vessels to transit the gulf of aden
- NAVAREA IV 332/08 · Other2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory provides suggested way point for commercial vessels to transit the gulf of aden
- NAVAREA XII 345/08 · Piracy2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
- HYDROPAC 1655/08 · Piracy2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
- HYDROLANT 1376/08 · Piracy2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.