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.

In force now · 4

  1. NAVAREA II 316/26 · Surveys2026-09-04
    A 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.
  2. NAVAREA II 257/26 · Nav aids2026-06-20
    In 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.
  3. HYDROLANT 986/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21
    A dangerous wreck is located in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E.
  4. NAVAREA II 215/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21
    A 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

  1. NAVAREA II 215/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21
    A dangerous wreck is reported in the Gulf of Guinea at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E. Navigate with caution and at reduced speed.
  2. HYDROLANT 986/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21
    A dangerous wreck is located in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E.
  3. NAVAREA II 257/26 · Nav aids2026-06-20
    In 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.
  4. NAVAREA II 316/26 · Surveys2026-09-04
    A 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

Piracy29044%
Cable ops17526%
Surveys6710%
Incidents528%
Exercises254%
Wrecks162%
Other102%
Nav aids71%
Derelicts61%
Missiles61%
Debris30%
Spills20%
Volcanic10%
Restricted10%
Quakes10%

Archive · 658 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 2102/13 · Cable ops2013-08-29 → 2013-10-01
    Seismic survey 30 aug thru 30 sep by M/V wg tasman towing 12 3800 meter long cables in area bound by 04-02N…
  2. HYDROLANT 1710/13 · Piracy2013-07-16 → 2013-07-20
    M/V attacked in 01-06.8N 004-41.0E at 160410Z jul
  3. HYDROLANT 1708/13 · Piracy2013-07-16 → 2013-07-27
    M/V possibly hijacked in 00-26.49S 008-51.45E at 150452Z jul
  4. HYDROLANT 1702/13 · Piracy2013-07-15 → 2013-07-16
    M/V attacked in 00-38S 008-45E at 150452Z jul 13
  5. HYDROLANT 1580/13 · Cable ops2013-06-29 → 2013-08-24
    Seismic survey 010001Z jul to 152359Z sep by M/V wg tasman towing 12 600 meter long cables in area bound by…
  6. HYDROLANT 1507/13 · Missiles2013-06-19 → 2013-06-25
    Hazardous operations 1751Z to 2127Z daily 24 jun thru 24 jul in area bound by 02-57N 002-15E, 02-21N…
  7. HYDROLANT 1459/13 · Incidents2013-06-14 → 2013-06-17
    140 meter M/V mt adour, black hull, unreported
  8. HYDROLANT 1171/13 · Piracy2013-05-10 → 2013-05-18
    M/V approached by pirates in 06-04.0N 001-15.9E at 092230Z may
  9. HYDROLANT 1126/13 · Piracy2013-05-06 → 2013-05-11
    M/V attacked in 05-41.0N 001-26.2E at 060010Z may
  10. HYDROLANT 1122/13 · Piracy2013-05-04 → 2013-05-11
    Vessel possibly hijacked in 04-02.3N 006-54.9E at 040940Z may
  11. HYDROLANT 1049/13 · Piracy2013-04-27 → 2013-05-04
    M/V attacked in 03-46N 005-08E at 261830Z apr
  12. HYDROLANT 1044/13 · Piracy2013-04-26 → 2013-05-04
    M/V attacked in 04-10.44N 005-30.29E at 261527Z apr
  13. HYDROLANT 1032/13 · Piracy2013-04-25 → 2013-05-04
    M/V attacked in 03-51.3N 005-40.5E at 242245Z apr
  14. HYDROLANT 958/13 · Piracy2013-04-16 → 2013-04-20
    M/V attacked in 01-48N 006-45E at 160012Z apr
  15. HYDROLANT 816/13 · Piracy2013-03-31 → 2013-04-06
    M/V attacked in 03-57.3N 006-41.0E on 30 mar
  16. HYDROLANT 504/13 · Piracy2013-02-23 → 2013-03-02
    M/V attacked in 03-51N 005-57E at 221800Z feb
  17. HYDROLANT 441/13 · Piracy2013-02-17 → 2013-02-23
    Tug attacked in 03-57.4N 005-20.8E at 170700Z feb
  18. HYDROLANT 382/13 · Piracy2013-02-12 → 2013-02-16
    M/V attacked in 04-06.67N 006-52.57E at 110535Z feb
  19. HYDROLANT 303/13 · Piracy2013-02-04 → 2013-02-09
    M/V attacked in 06-19.14N 003-24.55E at 040024Z feb
  20. HYDROLANT 119/13 · Incidents2013-01-14 → 2013-03-02
    Nine meter M/V ramses, white hull, six persons on board, overdue abidjan (05-15N 004-00W) and return

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.