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 3349/18 · Piracy2018-10-27 → 2018-11-03M/V attacked in 03-21N 006-30E at 270400Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3321/18 · Cable ops2018-10-23 → 2018-11-15Seismic survey in progress until 01 dec by M/V polar marquis towing 12 8100 meter long cables
- HYDROLANT 3180/18 · Piracy2018-10-10 → 2018-10-17Vessel reports possible piracy activity in vicinity 04-54.28N 001-39.57W at 090315Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3025/18 · Piracy2018-09-25 → 2018-10-02M/V attacked in 02-45N 006-39E at 251151Z sep
- HYDROLANT 3003/18 · Piracy2018-09-22 → 2018-09-29M/V attacked in 03-45N 006-43E at 220505Z sep
- HYDROLANT 2670/18 · Surveys2018-08-21 → 2018-10-16Survey operations in progress until 160001Z oct by M/V ramform titan towing 12 five mile long cables, in…
- HYDROLANT 2635/18 · Debris2018-08-17 → 2018-08-20Yellow buoy adrift in vicinity 03-45N 003-30W at 171030Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2598/18 · Incidents2018-08-14 → 2018-08-27M/V pantelena, unreported
- HYDROLANT 2590/18 · Wrecks2018-08-13 → 2019-01-04Dangerous wreck reported in vicinity 05-31.1N 005-07.2E
- HYDROLANT 2584/18 · Incidents2018-08-13 → 2018-08-13Distress signal received on 406 mhz from S/V mon ami in 01-01.14N 007-11.82E at 130835Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2538/18 · Derelicts2018-08-07 → 2018-08-10Derelict barge adrift in vicinity 02-35N 008-08E at 071806Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2437/18 · Wrecks2018-07-30 → 2019-01-07Dangerous wreck in 05-18N 005-13E
- HYDROLANT 2142/18 · Piracy2018-07-01 → 2018-07-08M/V attacked in 04-08N 006-57E at 011040Z jul
- HYDROLANT 1912/18 · Piracy2018-06-15 → 2018-06-22Ghana DNC 01
- HYDROLANT 1768/18 · Piracy2018-06-05 → 2018-06-12M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 03-47N 006-48E at 050340Z jun
- HYDROLANT 1666/18 · Exercises2018-05-26 → 2018-06-01Hazardous operations 30 and 31 may in area bound by 06-24N 003-30E, 06-16N 004-02E, 05-52N 004-02E, 05-55N…
- HYDROLANT 1661/18 · Piracy2018-05-26 → 2018-06-02M/V reports act of piracy in 06-18N 003-20E at 252335Z may
- HYDROLANT 1597/18 · Piracy2018-05-22 → 2018-05-29M/V attacked in 03-46N 001-30E at 220004Z may
- HYDROLANT 1561/18 · Surveys2018-05-18 → 2018-10-19Survey operations in progress until 18 oct by M/V polar marquis towing 12 8100 meter long cables in area…
- HYDROLANT 1454/18 · Wrecks2018-05-09 → 2018-05-29Dangerous wreck reported in vicinity 05-31.1N 005-07.2E
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.