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 3645/17 · Piracy2017-11-11 → 2017-11-18M/V attacked in 04-07N 006-59E at 110822Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3554/17 · Piracy2017-11-03 → 2017-11-10Vessel possibly hijacked in 05-59N 001-14E at 030054Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3538/17 · Piracy2017-11-01 → 2017-11-08M/V attacked in 04-05N 007-04E at 010925Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3471/17 · Piracy2017-10-26 → 2017-11-02M/V attacked in 03-32N 006-47E at 251930Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3467/17 · Piracy2017-10-25 → 2017-11-01M/V attacked in 03-35.5N 006-49.2E at 252005Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3390/17 · Piracy2017-10-21 → 2017-10-28M/V attacked in 03-52.3N 007-06.6E on 21 oct
- HYDROLANT 3389/17 · Piracy2017-10-21 → 2017-10-28M/V attacked in vicinity 03-35N 007-00E at 200900Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3385/17 · Piracy2017-10-20 → 2017-10-27M/V attacked in 03-55N 006-39E at 201834Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3155/17 · Surveys2017-10-04 → 2018-04-18Underwater operations in progress until further notice in 03-03.09N 006-41.87E
- HYDROLANT 3134/17 · Piracy2017-10-02 → 2017-10-09M/V attacked in 04-17.36N 007-04.00E at 021815Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3095/17 · Piracy2017-09-29 → 2017-10-06M/V attacked in 03-48.73N 006-35.96E on 26 sep
- HYDROLANT 2644/17 · Wrecks2017-08-30 → 2018-09-07Dangerous wreck in vicinity 06-18.73N 003-22.42E
- HYDROLANT 2641/17 · Wrecks2017-08-30 → 2017-08-30Dangerous wreck in vicinity 06-18.73N 003-22.42E
- HYDROLANT 2537/17 · Piracy2017-08-19 → 2017-08-26M/V approached by pirates in 05-44.8N 004-47.5E at 190716Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2354/17 · Piracy2017-07-30 → 2017-08-06Vessel attacked in 04-10.12N 006-59.44E on 30 jul
- HYDROLANT 2164/17 · Piracy2017-07-13 → 2017-07-20M/V attacked in 04-07N 007-00E at 130800Z jul
- HYDROLANT 2139/17 · Cable ops2017-07-10 → 2017-07-14Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship peter faber with submersible in vicinity…
- HYDROLANT 2137/17 · Cable ops2017-07-10 → 2017-07-10Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship peter faber with submersible in vicinity…
- HYDROLANT 1929/17 · Cable ops2017-06-22 → 2017-07-01Cable operations 230001Z jun until further notice by cableship peter faber with submersible in vicinity…
- HYDROLANT 1880/17 · Surveys2017-06-16 → 2017-06-26Survey operations in progress until 252359Z jun by M/V ramform atlas towing 14 six mile long cables in area…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.