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
- HYDROPAC 3007/17 · Incidents2017-09-04 → 2017-09-22Distress signal received from vessel asad alden in 12-37.3N 045-59.0E
- HYDROPAC 2583/17 · Piracy2017-07-29 → 2017-08-05M/V approached by pirates in 14-16N 051-08E at 291630Z jul
- HYDROPAC 2265/17 · Piracy2017-06-28 → 2017-07-05M/V reports approach by five suspicious vessels in 12-28N 043-44E at 280800Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1905/17 · Piracy2017-05-31 → 2017-06-07M/V attacked in 12-33N 043-29E at 310715Z may
- HYDROPAC 1835/17 · Piracy2017-05-26 → 2017-06-02Possible mothe rship activity in 11-57N 050-35E
- HYDROPAC 1778/17 · Other2017-05-22 → 2017-05-22Vessel requesting assistance in 11-55N 051-11E at 220445Z may
- HYDROPAC 1724/17 · Piracy2017-05-17 → 2017-05-24M/V approached by pirates in 14-41.25N 051-03.40E at 170530Z may
- HYDROPAC 1661/17 · Piracy2017-05-11 → 2017-05-18M/V reports approach by suspicious vessels in 13-21.7N 049-23.8E
- HYDROPAC 1576/17 · Piracy2017-05-03 → 2017-05-10M/V approached by pirates in 13-10N 049-18E
- HYDROPAC 1550/17 · Piracy2017-05-01 → 2017-05-08M/V approached by pirates in 12-08N 044-16E at 011300Z may
- HYDROPAC 1330/17 · Piracy2017-04-15 → 2017-04-22M/V attacked in 12-53N 047-57E at 151316Z apr
- HYDROPAC 888/17 · Piracy2017-03-15 → 2017-03-17M/V aris 13 hijacked in 11-47N 050-31E at 150800Z mar
- HYDROPAC 879/17 · Piracy2017-03-14 → 2017-03-15M/V aris 13 hijacked in 11-59N 050-45E at 141830Z mar
- HYDROPAC 819/17 · Piracy2017-03-09 → 2017-03-16M/V approached by pirates in 13-52N 050-20E at 090845Z mar
- HYDROPAC 3867/16 · Incidents2016-12-12 → 2016-12-15Derelict M/V rigel a adrift and sinking in 14-30.33N 049-05.36E
- HYDROPAC 3269/16 · Piracy2016-10-25 → 2016-11-17Vessel attacked in 12-32.6N 043-32.8E at 251000Z oct
- HYDROPAC 1429/16 · Piracy2016-05-16 → 2016-05-22M/V approached by pirates in 14-45N 050-58E at 160512Z may
- HYDROPAC 1202/16 · Piracy2016-04-25 → 2016-05-01Vessel attacked in 14-25.8N 049-08.0E at 242115Z apr
- HYDROPAC 649/16 · Cable ops2016-03-06 → 2016-03-12Cable laying operations 06 thru 11 mar by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 11-34.85N…
- HYDROPAC 1966/15 · Incidents2015-06-16 → 2015-06-19Derelict vessel capsized and adrift in 11-51.4N 043-54.9E
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.