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 1068/16 · Piracy2016-05-05 → 2016-05-15M/V attacked in 03-54N 005-32E at 050226Z may
- HYDROLANT 1065/16 · Piracy2016-05-04 → 2016-05-15M/V attacked in 03-54.1N 005-17.6E at 032320Z may
- HYDROLANT 1017/16 · Piracy2016-04-28 → 2016-05-08M/V attacked in 03-56N 004-43E at 281100Z apr
- HYDROLANT 936/16 · Piracy2016-04-20 → 2016-04-24M/V attacked in 03-39N 006-50E at 200430Z apr
- HYDROLANT 935/16 · Piracy2016-04-20 → 2016-04-24M/V attacked in 03-30N 004-50E at 190617Z apr
- HYDROLANT 933/16 · Piracy2016-04-20 → 2016-04-20M/V attacked in 03-30N 004-50E at 190800Z apr
- HYDROLANT 875/16 · Incidents2016-04-12 → 2016-04-17Vessel attacked in 04-07.33N 005-24.12E at 112156Z apr
- HYDROLANT 868/16 · Piracy2016-04-12 → 2016-04-12Vessel possibly hijacked in 04-07.33N 005-24.12E at 112156Z apr
- HYDROLANT 859/16 · Piracy2016-04-11 → 2016-04-17M/V attacked in 02-48.4N 006-40.9E at 110230Z apr
- HYDROLANT 827/16 · Piracy2016-04-07 → 2016-04-17M/V attacked in 03-18.6N 005-23.9E at 070920Z apr
- HYDROLANT 782/16 · Piracy2016-04-01 → 2016-04-10M/V attacked in 03-54N 005-42E at 011056Z apr
- HYDROLANT 781/16 · Piracy2016-04-01 → 2016-04-01Act of piracy reported in 03-54N 005-42E
- HYDROLANT 598/16 · Piracy2016-03-12 → 2016-03-20M/V attacked in 03-30N 005-03E at 112005Z mar
- HYDROLANT 596/16 · Piracy2016-03-11 → 2016-03-20M/V attacked in 02-52N 004-51E at 111325Z mar
- HYDROLANT 360/16 · Piracy2016-02-12 → 2016-02-21M/V attacked in 04-00N 004-00W at 112100Z feb
- HYDROLANT 357/16 · Piracy2016-02-11 → 2016-02-21M/V attacked in 03-36N 005-35E at 111500Z feb
- HYDROLANT 279/16 · Piracy2016-01-31 → 2016-02-07M/V hijacked in 02-30N 005-35E at 292236Z jan
- HYDROLANT 168/16 · Piracy2016-01-19 → 2016-01-31M/V attacked in 03-58N 005-00E at 191118Z jan
- HYDROLANT 167/16 · Piracy2016-01-19 → 2016-01-19M/V attacked in 03-58N 005-00E at 191118Z jan
- HYDROLANT 2928/15 · Piracy2015-11-27 → 2015-12-06M/V reports approach by two suspicious vessels in 04-02N 006-00E at 262300Z 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.