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 730/22 · Incidents2022-03-13 → 2022-04-01Distress signal received on 406 mhz from vessel in 00-38.8N 006-38.5E at 130400Z mar
- HYDROLANT 609/22 · Surveys2022-03-01 → 2022-04-09Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform atlas towing 14 11100 meter long cables in…
- HYDROLANT 239/22 · Piracy2022-01-25 → 2022-02-01Vessel hijacked in 04-25N 004-10W at 242323Z jan
- HYDROLANT 3197/21 · Piracy2021-12-30 → 2022-01-06M/V attacked in 01-34N 009-05E at 300300Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3044/21 · Piracy2021-12-13 → 2021-12-20Vessel attacked in 03-11.41N 007-49.02E on 13 dec
- HYDROLANT 2635/21 · Piracy2021-10-26 → 2021-11-02M/V attacked in 02-35N 007-59E at 252126Z oct
- HYDROLANT 2630/21 · Piracy2021-10-25 → 2021-11-01M/V attacked in 02-13N 004-50E at 250851Z oct
- HYDROLANT 2588/21 · Piracy2021-10-20 → 2021-10-27Possible mothership activity in 01-50N 001-11E at 190930Z oct
- HYDROLANT 2587/21 · Missiles2021-10-20 → 2021-10-27Gunnery and missile operations 0800Z to 1700Z daily 25 thru 27 oct in areas bound by: a. 02-05N 004-00E,…
- HYDROLANT 2487/21 · Missiles2021-10-07 → 2021-10-13Missile and gunnery operations 0800Z to 1700Z daily 11 thru 13 oct in areas bound by: a. 03-30N 000-00E,…
- HYDROLANT 2272/21 · Piracy2021-09-05 → 2021-09-12M/V attacked in 00-18N 009-24E at 050100Z sep
- HYDROLANT 1764/21 · Surveys2021-07-05 → 2021-10-01Survey operations 09 jul thru 30 sep by M/V bourbon evolution 802 and M/V veritas viking in area bound by…
- HYDROLANT 1517/21 · Piracy2021-06-06 → 2021-06-13M/V approached by pirates in 02-56N 002-41E at 061619Z jun
- HYDROLANT 1516/21 · Piracy2021-06-06 → 2021-06-13M/V attacked in 02-49N 002-31E at 061700Z jun
- HYDROLANT 1503/21 · Surveys2021-06-05 → 2021-09-24Survey operations 06 jun thru 30 sep by M/V bgp prospector towing ten 8000 meter long cables in area bound…
- HYDROLANT 1474/21 · Piracy2021-06-01 → 2021-06-08F/V attacked in 04-33N 002-23E at 311930Z may
- HYDROLANT 1361/21 · Piracy2021-05-20 → 2021-05-27F/V attacked in 04-33.5N 000-15.6E at 191830Z may
- HYDROLANT 1126/21 · Piracy2021-04-23 → 2021-04-30M/V attacked in 01-29.4N 004-38.0E at 230900Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1095/21 · Piracy2021-04-20 → 2021-04-27M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 03-02N 003-16E at 201855Z apr
- HYDROLANT 719/21 · Piracy2021-03-14 → 2021-03-21M/V attacked in 03-02N 002-55E at 140550Z 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.