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 1444/18 · Piracy2018-05-08 → 2018-05-15M/V attacked in 03-37.2N 006-16.4E at 080920Z may
- HYDROLANT 1273/18 · Piracy2018-04-22 → 2018-04-29M/V attacked in 03-48N 006-50E at 210534Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1269/18 · Piracy2018-04-22 → 2018-04-29Nigeria
- HYDROLANT 1133/18 · Piracy2018-04-07 → 2018-04-14M/V attacked in 03-37N 007-07E at 070436Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1132/18 · Piracy2018-04-07 → 2018-04-07M/V attacked in 03-32N 007-13E at 070436Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1015/18 · Piracy2018-03-27 → 2018-04-03F/V attacked in 05-20.0N 000-51.4E at 261720Z mar
- HYDROLANT 986/18 · Incidents2018-03-23 → 2018-04-06F/V fish hunter, four persons on board, in need of assistance in 03-02.52N 009-39.52E
- HYDROLANT 984/18 · Piracy2018-03-22 → 2018-03-29M/V attacked in 03-35N 006-44E at 222140Z mar
- HYDROLANT 970/18 · Piracy2018-03-22 → 2018-03-29M/V attacked in 06-15.4N 002-30.5E at 220115Z mar
- HYDROLANT 908/18 · Piracy2018-03-16 → 2018-03-23Vessel attacked in 03-57.0N 006-42.5E at 160800Z mar
- HYDROLANT 827/18 · Piracy2018-03-08 → 2018-03-15M/V approached by pirates in 03-56N 001-15W at 081700Z mar
- HYDROLANT 795/18 · Piracy2018-03-06 → 2018-03-13M/V attacked in 04-04N 006-56E at 060920Z mar
- HYDROLANT 712/18 · Exercises2018-03-01 → 2018-03-12Hazardous operations 1631Z to 1830Z daily 06 thru 31 mar in area bound by 03-12N 000-54W, 02-56N 002-14E,…
- HYDROLANT 677/18 · Piracy2018-02-27 → 2018-03-06M/V attacked in 06-16.52N 002-29.45E at 270005Z feb
- HYDROLANT 676/18 · Piracy2018-02-27 → 2018-03-06M/V attacked in 06-21N 002-25E at 270015Z feb
- HYDROLANT 652/18 · Piracy2018-02-25 → 2018-03-04M/V attacked in 03-38N 006-42E at 241520Z feb
- HYDROLANT 646/18 · Piracy2018-02-24 → 2018-03-03M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 03-34N 007-02E at 241030Z feb
- HYDROLANT 625/18 · Piracy2018-02-22 → 2018-03-01M/V attacked in 03-30N 006-31E at 221320Z feb
- HYDROLANT 607/18 · Piracy2018-02-20 → 2018-02-27M/V attacked in 04-02.66N 006-34.33E at 190824Z feb
- HYDROLANT 597/18 · Piracy2018-02-19 → 2018-02-26M/V attacked in 04-02N 006-26E at 190730Z feb
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.