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 1431/12 · Piracy2012-06-30 → 2012-07-07
    M/V attacked in 04-01.7N 006-06.1E at 300110Z jun
  2. HYDROLANT 1338/12 · Cable ops2012-06-20 → 2012-07-07
    Cable operations 201400Z jun to 102359Z jul by cableship ile de batz with submersible in 05-12.8N 003-56.0W
  3. HYDROLANT 1167/12 · Piracy2012-06-01 → 2012-06-04
    M/V attacked in 06-19.19N 003-29.24E
  4. HYDROLANT 1162/12 · Cable ops2012-05-31 → 2012-10-01
    Seismic survey in progress until 30 sep by M/V bgp prospector in area bound by 04-28.3N 006-55.5W, 04-43.8N…
  5. HYDROLANT 988/12 · Incidents2012-05-10 → 2012-06-23
    F/V global eight, white hull, unreported
  6. HYDROLANT 945/12 · Piracy2012-05-04 → 2012-05-04
    M/V bw rhine hijacked in 06-01.4N 001-20.20E at 030840Z may
  7. HYDROLANT 938/12 · Piracy2012-05-03 → 2012-05-04
    M/V bw rhine hijacked in 06-01.14N 001-20.20E on 28 apr
  8. HYDROLANT 926/12 · Piracy2012-05-01 → 2012-05-03
    M/V bw rhine possibly hijacked in 06-01.14N 001-20.20E on 28 apr
  9. HYDROLANT 925/12 · Piracy2012-05-01 → 2012-05-01
    M/V bw rhine hijacked in 06-01.14N 001-20.20E on 28 apr
  10. HYDROLANT 845/12 · Cable ops2012-04-17 → 2012-04-22
    Cable operations 19 thru 27 apr by cableship ile d'aix along trackline between 01-38N 005-05E and 01-28N…
  11. HYDROLANT 820/12 · Cable ops2012-04-13 → 2012-05-31
    Seismic survey in progress until 31 may by M/V prospector in area bound by 04-37.6N 006-25.0W, 04-43.8N…
  12. HYDROLANT 766/12 · Cable ops2012-04-06 → 2012-04-15
    Cable operations 081200Z to 161200Z apr by cableship ile de aix with submersible along trackline between…
  13. HYDROLANT 637/12 · Cable ops2012-03-22 → 2012-03-31
    Cable operations 241000Z to 311000Z mar by cableship chamarel with submersible along trackline between…
  14. HYDROLANT 460/12 · Piracy2012-03-01 → 2012-03-10
    M/V attacked vicinity 04-03N 005-45E at 292200Z feb
  15. HYDROLANT 448/12 · Piracy2012-02-29 → 2012-03-10
    Vessel attacked vicinity port harcourt (04-20N 007-00E) at 281510Z feb
  16. HYDROLANT 359/12 · Piracy2012-02-13 → 2012-02-18
    M/V attacked in 04-43N 003-44E
  17. HYDROLANT 340/12 · Piracy2012-02-10 → 2012-02-18
    M/V attacked in 04-57N 002-17E on 09 feb
  18. HYDROLANT 114/12 · Cable ops2012-01-14 → 2012-01-17
    Cable operations in progress until 16 jan by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 00-25.4N…
  19. HYDROLANT 2304/11 · Cable ops2011-12-31 → 2012-01-07
    Cable operations 02 thru 06 jan 12 by cableship ile de sein along trackline joining 00-45.3S 008-45.1E,…
  20. HYDROLANT 2235/11 · Spills2011-12-24 → 2011-12-31
    Gulf of Guinea

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