Gulf of Guinea
IHO sea area 34 · -8° to 10° E, -1° to 7° N
- in force
- 4
- last 12 months
- 6
- archive messages
- 662
- categories
- 15
What the archive shows
662 messages are recorded since 1980-01-17 for the Gulf of Guinea. 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 290 of 662 recorded messages (44%), 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.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2026-05-21 09:04ZA dangerous wreck is reported in the Gulf of Guinea at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E. Navigate with caution and at reduced speed.
In force now · 4
- NAVAREA II 316/26 · Surveys2026-09-04A list gives last known positions of rigs and drill ships in the Gulf of Guinea, Pointe Noire and Sierra Leone at 040430 UTC Sep 26.
- NAVAREA II 257/26 · Nav aids2026-06-20In the Gulf of Guinea, IMD1 at 03-57.22N 007-46.53E and Calm Buoy at 04-01.31N 007-48.18E are unlit; navigate with caution.
- HYDROLANT 986/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21A dangerous wreck is located in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E.
- NAVAREA II 215/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21A dangerous wreck is reported in the Gulf of Guinea at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E. Navigate with caution and at reduced speed.
Longest in force
- NAVAREA II 215/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21A dangerous wreck is reported in the Gulf of Guinea at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E. Navigate with caution and at reduced speed.
- HYDROLANT 986/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21A dangerous wreck is located in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E.
- NAVAREA II 257/26 · Nav aids2026-06-20In the Gulf of Guinea, IMD1 at 03-57.22N 007-46.53E and Calm Buoy at 04-01.31N 007-48.18E are unlit; navigate with caution.
- NAVAREA II 316/26 · Surveys2026-09-04A list gives last known positions of rigs and drill ships in the Gulf of Guinea, Pointe Noire and Sierra Leone at 040430 UTC Sep 26.
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By category · available archive
| Piracy | 290 | 44% |
| Cable ops | 175 | 26% |
| Surveys | 67 | 10% |
| Incidents | 52 | 8% |
| Exercises | 25 | 4% |
| Wrecks | 16 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 2% |
| Nav aids | 7 | 1% |
| Derelicts | 6 | 1% |
| Missiles | 6 | 1% |
| Debris | 3 | 0% |
| Spills | 2 | 0% |
| Volcanic | 1 | 0% |
| Restricted | 1 | 0% |
| Quakes | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 658 cancelled
- HYDROLANT 681/19 · Piracy2019-03-02 → 2019-03-09M/V attacked in 04-37N 003-16E at 021230Z mar
- HYDROLANT 656/19 · Piracy2019-02-28 → 2019-03-07M/V attacked in 03-54N 007-04E at 280825Z feb
- HYDROLANT 632/19 · Piracy2019-02-27 → 2019-03-06M/V attacked in 03-18N 006-13E at 270905Z feb
- HYDROLANT 573/19 · Piracy2019-02-21 → 2019-02-28M/V attacked in 03-53N 007-25E at 211220Z feb
- HYDROLANT 444/19 · Piracy2019-02-09 → 2019-02-16M/V attacked in 04-49N 008-18E at 091230Z feb
- HYDROLANT 261/19 · Piracy2019-01-25 → 2019-02-01M/V attacked in 03-02N 006-05E at 251535Z jan
- HYDROLANT 248/19 · Piracy2019-01-25 → 2019-02-01M/V attacked in 03-40N 006-19E at 250015Z jan
- HYDROLANT 243/19 · Piracy2019-01-24 → 2019-01-31M/V attacked in 03-43N 006-10E at 241933Z jan
- HYDROLANT 121/19 · Surveys2019-01-14 → 2019-05-16Survey operations in progress until 30 jul by M/V dong fang kan tan NO1, M/V dong fang kan tan NO2, M/V dong…
- HYDROLANT 7/19 · Piracy2019-01-02 → 2019-01-09M/V attacked in 05-28N 002-21E at 020001Z jan
- HYDROLANT 3910/18 · Piracy2018-12-15 → 2018-12-22M/V attacked in 04-05.6N 004-43.4E at 150114Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3907/18 · Piracy2018-12-15 → 2018-12-22M/V attacked in 03-56N 004-53E at 150020 dec
- HYDROLANT 3790/18 · Piracy2018-12-05 → 2018-12-12M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 06-19.4N 003-19.9E at 030330Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3786/18 · Piracy2018-12-04 → 2018-12-11M/V attacked in 03-08N 006-20E at 041800Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3646/18 · Piracy2018-11-23 → 2018-11-30F/V attacked in 04-18N 008-47E at 230200Z nov 18
- HYDROLANT 3636/18 · Piracy2018-11-23 → 2018-11-30M/V attacked in 06-21.4N 003-19.3E at 212118 nov
- HYDROLANT 3628/18 · Piracy2018-11-22 → 2018-11-29M/V attacked in 04-13N 008-03E at 220050Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3505/18 · Piracy2018-11-11 → 2018-11-18M/V attacked in 05-08N 005-20E at 110800Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3503/18 · Debris2018-11-11 → 2018-11-148000 meter long cable, marked by one yellow buoy with light and orange floating devices, adrift in 02-00.5N…
- HYDROLANT 3445/18 · Piracy2018-11-06 → 2018-11-13M/V attacked in 03-55N 006-56E at 060625Z nov
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.