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 432/17 · Incidents2017-02-08 → 2017-05-26M/V, 25 persons on board, possibly hijacked in 04-03.22N 007-13.50E at 071904Z feb
- HYDROLANT 431/17 · Piracy2017-02-07 → 2017-02-14M/V attacked in 03-31N 007-04E at 071936Z feb
- HYDROLANT 403/17 · Piracy2017-02-05 → 2017-02-12M/V attacked in 03-58.6N 005-28.6E at 051024Z feb
- HYDROLANT 391/17 · Piracy2017-02-04 → 2017-02-04M/V approached by pirates in 02-43N 004-32E at 041100Z feb
- HYDROLANT 47/17 · Cable ops2017-01-05 → 2017-03-01Seismic survey 090001Z jan to 282359Z feb by M/V hugin explorer and M/V ocean europe in area bound by…
- HYDROLANT 3453/16 · Piracy2016-12-21 → 2016-12-28M/V attacked in 03-22N 005-14E at 211743Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3354/16 · Cable ops2016-12-12 → 2017-01-23Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V geo caspian in area bound by 05-16.83N 001-06.11E,…
- HYDROLANT 3192/16 · Piracy2016-11-29 → 2016-12-06M/V hijacked in 04-37N 003-40E at 290900Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3181/16 · Incidents2016-11-28 → 2016-11-30M/V saronic breeze, 20 persons on board, unreported
- HYDROLANT 3135/16 · Piracy2016-11-24 → 2016-12-09M/V attacked in 03-35.4N 005-13.6E at 230430Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3100/16 · Piracy2016-11-20 → 2016-11-27M/V approached by pirates in 06-19N 003-18E at 200420Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3091/16 · Piracy2016-11-19 → 2016-11-26M/V attacked in 04-01N 007-03E at 190845Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3049/16 · Cable ops2016-11-16 → 2016-11-24Cable operations 17 nov until further notice by cableship peter faber with submersible in 05-32.6N 000-07.2W
- HYDROLANT 2835/16 · Nav aids2016-10-28 → 2016-11-07Fog signal at wind turbine A01 51-26.47N 001-34.64E inoperative
- HYDROLANT 2096/16 · Piracy2016-08-17 → 2016-08-21M/V attacked in 03-54N 007-09E at 171430Z aug
- HYDROLANT 1905/16 · Piracy2016-07-28 → 2016-07-31M/V attacked in 04-54N 001-41E at 280350Z jul
- HYDROLANT 1793/16 · Piracy2016-07-16 → 2016-07-23M/V attacked in 01-00N 006-00E at 160230Z jul
- HYDROLANT 1707/16 · Piracy2016-07-07 → 2016-07-14M/V attacked in 03-18N 005-11E at 070727Z jul
- HYDROLANT 1093/16 · Piracy2016-05-08 → 2016-05-15M/V attacked in 03-42N 005-10E at 071500Z may
- HYDROLANT 1074/16 · Piracy2016-05-06 → 2016-05-15M/V attacked in 03-50.9N 005-24.9E at 051552Z may
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.