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 2669/14 · Piracy2014-11-05 → 2014-11-22M/V attacked vicinity 03-00N 006-45E on 04 nov
- HYDROLANT 2663/14 · Piracy2014-11-04 → 2014-11-22M/V attacked in 04-03N 005-28E at 040357Z nov
- HYDROLANT 2651/14 · Cable ops2014-11-03 → 2015-01-06Seismic survey 05 nov until further notice by M/V ramform challenger towing 12 6000 meter long cables in…
- HYDROLANT 2566/14 · Cable ops2014-10-22 → 2015-01-01Seismic survey 240001Z oct to 312359Z dec by M/V amazon warrior towing 12 4800 meter long cables in area…
- HYDROLANT 2406/14 · Cable ops2014-10-05 → 2014-11-23Seismic survey in progress until 252359Z nov by M/V polarcus alima towing ten 7250 meter long cables in area…
- HYDROLANT 2381/14 · Wrecks2014-10-02 → 2015-04-02Dangerous wreck in 05-29.48N 004-56.04E
- HYDROLANT 2262/14 · Piracy2014-09-18 → 2014-09-28Tug attacked, five persons kidnapped, vicinity 04-12N 008-00E at 180515Z sep
- HYDROLANT 2052/14 · Piracy2014-08-27 → 2014-08-30Vessel attacked in 04-12N 005-15E at 261731Z aug
- HYDROLANT 1904/14 · Piracy2014-08-09 → 2014-08-16M/V attacked in 02-59N 002-55E at 090215Z aug
- HYDROLANT 1814/14 · Piracy2014-07-26 → 2014-08-03M/V hai soon 6 hijacked in 05-00N 000-49E at 252340Z jul
- HYDROLANT 1753/14 · Cable ops2014-07-19 → 2014-09-07Seismic survey 20 jul until further notice by M/V polarcus adira towing 12 8100 meter long cables in area…
- HYDROLANT 1699/14 · Incidents2014-07-13 → 2014-08-16Distress signal received from vessel prime empress in 04-05.22N 008-11.49E at 130714Z jul
- HYDROLANT 1637/14 · Missiles2014-07-06 → 2014-07-10Hazardous operations 1751Z to 2127Z daily 10 jul thru 10 aug in area bound by 02-57N 002-15E, 02-21N…
- HYDROLANT 1413/14 · Incidents2014-06-06 → 2014-06-13M/V fair artemis unreported
- HYDROLANT 1387/14 · Piracy2014-06-03 → 2014-06-14M/V attacked by pirates in 04-49N 008-18E at 021900Z jun
- HYDROLANT 1112/14 · Piracy2014-04-30 → 2014-05-10M/V attacked in 04-56N 004-49E on 291931Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1058/14 · Piracy2014-04-21 → 2014-05-03M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 03-41N 006-18E at 202220Z apr
- HYDROLANT 947/14 · Cable ops2014-04-08 → 2014-04-15Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V ramform challenger towing 10000 meter long cable in…
- HYDROLANT 791/14 · Cable ops2014-03-20 → 2014-03-2316 kilometer long seismic cable adrift vicinity 03-08N 007-17E at 201000Z mar
- HYDROLANT 669/14 · Piracy2014-03-05 → 2014-03-15M/V attacked in 04-00.2N 005-16.6E at 031915Z mar
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.