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 701/21 · Piracy2021-03-11 → 2021-03-18M/V attacked in 02-48N 002-36E at 111512Z mar
- HYDROLANT 556/21 · Cable ops2021-02-26 → 2021-03-04Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship leon thevenin along trackline joining…
- HYDROLANT 479/21 · Cable ops2021-02-19 → 2021-02-22Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship leon thevenin in 06-24.4N 003-28.6E
- HYDROLANT 386/21 · Piracy2021-02-09 → 2021-02-16M/V attacked in 01-35N 005-07E at 091222Z feb vessels are advised to keep clear of this position and to…
- HYDROLANT 367/21 · Piracy2021-02-08 → 2021-02-15M/V attacked in 00-51N 007-20E at 081330Z feb vessels are advised to keep clear of this position and to…
- HYDROLANT 354/21 · Piracy2021-02-07 → 2021-02-14M/V attacked in 02-00N 008-15E at 062330Z feb 21
- HYDROLANT 280/21 · Piracy2021-01-30 → 2021-02-06M/V attacked in 02-55N 001-56E at 300424Z jan
- HYDROLANT 211/21 · Piracy2021-01-23 → 2021-01-30M/V attacked in 01-04N 005-05E at 230538Z jan
- HYDROLANT 196/21 · Piracy2021-01-21 → 2021-01-28M/V attacked in 03-31N 006-29E at 211108Z jan
- HYDROLANT 132/21 · Piracy2021-01-14 → 2021-01-21M/V attacked in 02-28N 005-38E at 140000Z jan
- HYDROLANT 130/21 · Piracy2021-01-13 → 2021-01-20M/V attacked in 02-23N 005-39E at 131950Z jan
- HYDROLANT 127/21 · Cable ops2021-01-13 → 2021-01-20Cable operations 14 thru 21 jan by cableship pierre de fermat in area bound by 05-28.7N 000-01.5E, 05-25.2N…
- HYDROLANT 63/21 · Piracy2021-01-08 → 2021-01-10M/V attacked in 03-38N 006-17E at 081445Z jan
- HYDROLANT 3999/20 · Piracy2020-12-29 → 2021-01-05M/V attacked in 02-44N 006-24E at 291640Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3934/20 · Piracy2020-12-21 → 2020-12-28M/V attacked in 02-37N 005-37E at 210353Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3920/20 · Piracy2020-12-19 → 2020-12-26M/V attacked in 02-39N 006-14E at 191406Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3908/20 · Piracy2020-12-18 → 2020-12-25M/V attacked in 02-17N 003-54E at 180530Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3886/20 · Piracy2020-12-16 → 2020-12-23M/V attacked in 03-50N 006-09E at 160855Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3871/20 · Piracy2020-12-15 → 2020-12-22M/V attacked in 02-00N 004-33E at 150337Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3794/20 · Piracy2020-12-06 → 2020-12-13M/V attacked in 02-42N 005-57E at 060340Z dec
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.