Gulf of Guinea

IHO sea area 34 · -8° to 10° E, -1° to 7° N

in force
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last 12 months
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since 1999
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categories
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In force now · 1

  1. HYDROLANT 986/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21
    A dangerous wreck is located in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROLANT 986/26 · Wrecks2026-05-21
    A dangerous wreck is located in the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria at 04-18.50N 007-02.20E.

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By category · since 1997

Piracy29149%
Cable ops17529%
Surveys6311%
Exercises173%
Wrecks153%
Other132%
Nav aids71%
Derelicts61%
Missiles61%
Debris20%
Volcanic10%

Archive · 595 cancelled

  1. HYDROLANT 3197/21 · Piracy2021-12-30 → 2022-01-06
    M/V attacked in 01-34N 009-05E at 300300Z dec
  2. HYDROLANT 3044/21 · Piracy2021-12-13 → 2021-12-20
    Vessel attacked in 03-11.41N 007-49.02E on 13 dec
  3. HYDROLANT 2635/21 · Piracy2021-10-26 → 2021-11-02
    M/V attacked in 02-35N 007-59E at 252126Z oct
  4. HYDROLANT 2630/21 · Piracy2021-10-25 → 2021-11-01
    M/V attacked in 02-13N 004-50E at 250851Z oct
  5. HYDROLANT 2588/21 · Piracy2021-10-20 → 2021-10-27
    Possible mothership activity in 01-50N 001-11E at 190930Z oct
  6. HYDROLANT 2587/21 · Missiles2021-10-20 → 2021-10-27
    Gunnery and missile operations 0800Z to 1700Z daily 25 thru 27 oct in areas bound by: a. 02-05N 004-00E,…
  7. HYDROLANT 2487/21 · Missiles2021-10-07 → 2021-10-13
    Missile and gunnery operations 0800Z to 1700Z daily 11 thru 13 oct in areas bound by: a. 03-30N 000-00E,…
  8. HYDROLANT 2272/21 · Piracy2021-09-05 → 2021-09-12
    M/V attacked in 00-18N 009-24E at 050100Z sep
  9. HYDROLANT 1764/21 · Surveys2021-07-05 → 2021-10-01
    Survey operations 09 jul thru 30 sep by M/V bourbon evolution 802 and M/V veritas viking in area bound by…
  10. HYDROLANT 1517/21 · Piracy2021-06-06 → 2021-06-13
    M/V approached by pirates in 02-56N 002-41E at 061619Z jun
  11. HYDROLANT 1516/21 · Piracy2021-06-06 → 2021-06-13
    M/V attacked in 02-49N 002-31E at 061700Z jun
  12. HYDROLANT 1503/21 · Surveys2021-06-05 → 2021-09-24
    Survey operations 06 jun thru 30 sep by M/V bgp prospector towing ten 8000 meter long cables in area bound…
  13. HYDROLANT 1474/21 · Piracy2021-06-01 → 2021-06-08
    F/V attacked in 04-33N 002-23E at 311930Z may
  14. HYDROLANT 1361/21 · Piracy2021-05-20 → 2021-05-27
    F/V attacked in 04-33.5N 000-15.6E at 191830Z may
  15. HYDROLANT 1126/21 · Piracy2021-04-23 → 2021-04-30
    M/V attacked in 01-29.4N 004-38.0E at 230900Z apr
  16. HYDROLANT 1095/21 · Piracy2021-04-20 → 2021-04-27
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 03-02N 003-16E at 201855Z apr
  17. HYDROLANT 719/21 · Piracy2021-03-14 → 2021-03-21
    M/V attacked in 03-02N 002-55E at 140550Z mar
  18. HYDROLANT 701/21 · Piracy2021-03-11 → 2021-03-18
    M/V attacked in 02-48N 002-36E at 111512Z mar
  19. HYDROLANT 556/21 · Cable ops2021-02-26 → 2021-03-04
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship leon thevenin along trackline joining…
  20. HYDROLANT 479/21 · Cable ops2021-02-19 → 2021-02-22
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship leon thevenin in 06-24.4N 003-28.6E

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