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 3150/20 · Piracy2020-10-17 → 2020-10-24M/V attacked in 03-47N 008-41E at 170545Z oct 20
- HYDROLANT 3095/20 · Exercises2020-10-12 → 2020-10-16Gunnery exercises 141000Z to 161600Z oct in area bound by 05-00N 004-05W, 05-00N 003-55W, 04-50N 003-55W,…
- HYDROLANT 2948/20 · Surveys2020-09-28 → 2020-10-09Underwater operations in progress until 08 oct by M/V proteus in area bound by 05-04.9N 005-32.5W, 05-07.3N…
- HYDROLANT 2900/20 · Exercises2020-09-23 → 2020-09-30Gunnery exercises 1000Z to 1600Z daily 28 thru 30 sep in area bound by 05-00N 004-05W, 05-00N 003-55W,…
- HYDROLANT 2885/20 · Piracy2020-09-22 → 2020-09-29M/V approached by pirates in 03-55N 001-03W at 220849Z sep
- HYDROLANT 2808/20 · Nav aids2020-09-14 → 2020-09-22All navigational aids at race bank wind farm platform D01 53-20.1N 000-49.1E inoperative
- HYDROLANT 2756/20 · Piracy2020-09-08 → 2020-09-15M/V attacked in 05-53N 003-17E at 080550Z sep
- HYDROLANT 2648/20 · Piracy2020-08-28 → 2020-09-04F/V hijacked in 04-25N 001-51E at 281305Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2644/20 · Piracy2020-08-28 → 2020-09-04M/V attacked in 04-02.8N 001-04.4E at 280420Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2250/20 · Piracy2020-07-17 → 2020-07-19M/V attacked in 02-36.14N 002-45.10E at 171100Z jul
- HYDROLANT 2121/20 · Piracy2020-07-03 → 2020-07-10M/V attacked in 03-49N 002-25E at 022220Z jul
- HYDROLANT 2116/20 · Piracy2020-07-02 → 2020-07-09M/V attacked in 03-52N 006-59E at 020345Z jul
- HYDROLANT 2039/20 · Piracy2020-06-24 → 2020-07-01Vessel attacked in 05-21N 002-37E at 241430Z jun
- HYDROLANT 1907/20 · Piracy2020-06-10 → 2020-06-17M/V attacked in 03-14.3N 004-43.0E at 091900Z jun
- HYDROLANT 1713/20 · Piracy2020-05-20 → 2020-05-27Vessel attacked in 02-14.9N 005-05.6E at 201554Z may
- HYDROLANT 1676/20 · Piracy2020-05-16 → 2020-05-23F/V hijacked in 04-09N 003-20E at 161248Z may
- HYDROLANT 1639/20 · Piracy2020-05-14 → 2020-05-21M/V approached by pirates in 04-34.7N 002-29.9E at 140130Z may
- HYDROLANT 1587/20 · Piracy2020-05-09 → 2020-05-16M/V attacked in 03-28N 008-33E at 090200Z may
- HYDROLANT 1585/20 · Piracy2020-05-09 → 2020-05-16M/V attacked in 03-47N 008-45E at 090200Z may
- HYDROLANT 1513/20 · Piracy2020-05-03 → 2020-05-10F/V attacked in 00-31.56N 009-07.45E at 030500Z may
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.