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.
By year
By month (all years)
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% |
| Spills | 1 | 0% |
| Missiles | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 257 cancelled
- NAVAREA IV 331/08 · Piracy2008-08-26 → 2008-10-11This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
- HYDROPAC 218/08 · Incidents2008-02-04 → 2008-03-22Vessel, six persons on board, possibly requesting assistance in 12-27N 048-12E at 041300Z feb
- HYDROPAC 144/08 · Cable ops2008-01-24 → 2008-05-01Seismic survey in progress until 30 apr by M/V geolog dmitriy nalivkin towing 6500 meter long cable in area…
- HYDROPAC 5/08 · Incidents2008-01-02 → 2008-02-16Man overboard from M/V maersk marathon vicinity 12-32.1N 043-25.5E at 010255Z jan
- NAVAREA XII 286/07 · Piracy2007-10-29 → 2007-12-07This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
- HYDROPAC 1874/07 · Piracy2007-10-29 → 2008-02-16This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
- HYDROLANT 1798/07 · Piracy2007-10-29 → 2008-02-16This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
- NAVAREA IV 326/07 · Piracy2007-10-29 → 2007-12-07This marad advisory alerts mariners to be vigilant in the gulf of aden
- USGS-USP000FHQ9 · Quakes2007-08-02 → 2007-08-05169 km nnw of las khorey, somalia
- HYDROPAC 318/07 · Incidents2007-02-22 → 2007-04-14Man overboard from M/V makeevka vicinity 13-47N 050-17E at 211800Z feb
- HYDROPAC 188/07 · Cable ops2007-01-28 → 2007-03-16Cable laying operations in progress until further notice by M/V bodo mariner in area bound by 12-12.4N…
- HYDROPAC 2262/06 · Cable ops2006-11-21 → 2006-12-02Cable repair operations 24 nov thru 01 dec in vicinity 12-44.1N 044-58.2E
- HYDROPAC 1074/06 · Other2006-06-12 → 2006-08-02M/V ocean d suffered an engine room fire in 12-17.88N 046-39.74E
- HYDROPAC 506/06 · Derelicts2006-03-24 → 2006-03-31M/V hundai fortune on fire and adrift in 12-41N 046-47E
- HYDROPAC 482/06 · Derelicts2006-03-21 → 2006-03-24M/V hundai fortune on fire and adrift in 12-40N 047-24E
- HYDROPAC 475/06 · Incidents2006-03-21 → 2006-05-03Distress signal received from M/V hyundai fortune vicinity 12-40N 047-23E
- HYDROPAC 1685/05 · Cable ops2005-10-07 → 2005-10-15Cable operations 092100Z oct until further notice by cableship rene descartes along trackline joining…
- HYDROLANT 1458/05 · Incidents2005-08-11 → 2005-08-12Man overboard from M/V mastro giorgis II vicinity of trackline between 13-41N 048-50E and 13-44N 048-56E at…
- HYDROPAC 1096/05 · Incidents2005-07-10 → 2005-08-1719 meter vessel nirvana 64, white and blue hull, four persons on board, disabled and adrift in 12-29N 047-00E
- HYDROPAC 251/05 · Incidents2005-02-09 → 2005-03-31F/V marie reported sinking vicinity 11-26N 049-19E
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.