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 583/18 · Piracy2018-02-18 → 2018-02-25M/V attacked in 06-17N 002-21E at 172300Z feb
- HYDROLANT 566/18 · Surveys2018-02-16 → 2018-06-18Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform titan towing 14 five mile long cables in…
- HYDROLANT 557/18 · Piracy2018-02-15 → 2018-02-22M/V attacked in 03-43N 007-06E at 151950Z feb
- HYDROLANT 467/18 · Piracy2018-02-09 → 2018-02-16M/V attacked in 03-43N 006-45E at 090600Z feb
- HYDROLANT 382/18 · Surveys2018-02-02 → 2018-04-03Survey operations in progress until 30 apr by M/V ramform atlas towing 12 seven mile long cables in area…
- HYDROLANT 373/18 · Incidents2018-02-01 → 2018-02-06M/V marine express unreported
- HYDROLANT 298/18 · Piracy2018-01-27 → 2018-02-03M/V approached by pirates in 06-18N 003-20E at 270001Z jan
- HYDROLANT 264/18 · Piracy2018-01-24 → 2018-01-29M/V attacked in 03-30N 006-20E at 240900Z jan
- HYDROLANT 4170/17 · Piracy2017-12-24 → 2017-12-31M/V attacked and boarded by pirates in 03-47.5N 006-50.5E at 240800Z dec
- HYDROLANT 4091/17 · Piracy2017-12-17 → 2017-12-24M/V attacked in 06-17N 003-21E at 170106Z dec
- HYDROLANT 4050/17 · Piracy2017-12-14 → 2017-12-21M/V attacked in 03-58.3N 006-12.4E on 140110Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3963/17 · Piracy2017-12-08 → 2017-12-15M/V attacked in 04-11N 007-00E at 081500Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3940/17 · Piracy2017-12-07 → 2017-12-14M/V attacked in 03-31N 007-07E at 070530Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3880/17 · Piracy2017-12-01 → 2017-12-08M/V attacked in 03-28N 006-50E at 010846Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3842/17 · Piracy2017-11-28 → 2017-12-05M/V approached by pirates in 06-02N 001-18E at 280445Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3839/17 · Surveys2017-11-27 → 2018-01-15Survey operations in progress until 012359Z feb 18 by M/V ramform atlas towing 12 three mile long cables in…
- HYDROLANT 3758/17 · Piracy2017-11-22 → 2017-11-29M/V approached by pirates in 03-17.5N 006-52.5E
- HYDROLANT 3756/17 · Piracy2017-11-22 → 2017-11-29M/V attacked in 03-04N 006-59E at 220340Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3755/17 · Piracy2017-11-22 → 2017-11-29M/V approached by pirates in 05-13N 004-03W at 212140Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3696/17 · Piracy2017-11-16 → 2017-11-23M/V attacked in 04-07N 006-57E at 161100Z 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.