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 3786/20 · Piracy2020-12-05 → 2020-12-12M/V attacked in 03-02.43N 002-59.35E at 050722Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3777/20 · Piracy2020-12-04 → 2020-12-11M/V attacked in 02-34N 002-53E at 041035 dec
- HYDROLANT 3766/20 · Piracy2020-12-03 → 2020-12-10M/V attacked in 02-50N 005-25E at 031035 dec
- HYDROLANT 3760/20 · Piracy2020-12-02 → 2020-12-09M/V attacked in 03-12N 005-01E at 021303Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3747/20 · Cable ops2020-12-01 → 2020-12-14Cable operations 02 thru 13 dec by cableship responder and M/V med surveyor along trackline joining…
- HYDROLANT 3685/20 · Piracy2020-11-26 → 2020-11-26M/V attacked and ten persons reported kidnapped in 04-28.15N 005-31.17E at 261258Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3681/20 · Piracy2020-11-26 → 2020-11-29M/V attacked in 04-28N 005-31E at 261255Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3561/20 · Piracy2020-11-17 → 2020-11-22M/V attacked in 05-04N 001-07E at 170419Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3552/20 · Piracy2020-11-16 → 2020-11-22M/V attacked in 03-32N 006-09E at 160400Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3534/20 · Piracy2020-11-13 → 2020-11-20M/V attacked in 01-11N 005-33E at 131455Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3490/20 · Piracy2020-11-11 → 2020-11-18M/V attacked in 05-12N 002-35E at 110119Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3469/20 · Piracy2020-11-10 → 2020-11-17M/V attacked in 04-45.7N 002-26.0E at 092036Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3458/20 · Piracy2020-11-08 → 2020-11-14M/V attacked in 03-28N 002-35E at 070640Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3457/20 · Piracy2020-11-08 → 2020-11-08M/V attacked in 03-28N 002-35E at 070640Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3448/20 · Other2020-11-07 → 2020-11-11M/V approached in 02-44N 006-03E at 040555Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3447/20 · Piracy2020-11-07 → 2020-11-07M/V attacked in 03-36N 004-36E at 071620Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3441/20 · Piracy2020-11-07 → 2020-11-08M/V attacked in 03-28N 002-35E
- HYDROLANT 3387/20 · Piracy2020-11-04 → 2020-11-11M/V attacked in 02-44N 006-03E at 040555Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3163/20 · Piracy2020-10-18 → 2020-10-25M/V attacked in 04-08N 001-24E at 172003Z oct
- HYDROLANT 3159/20 · Piracy2020-10-18 → 2020-10-25M/V attacked in 04-08N 001-24E at 172003Z oct
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.