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 1512/20 · Piracy2020-05-03 → 2020-05-03F/V attacked in 00-31.56N 009-07.45E at 030500Z may
- HYDROLANT 1490/20 · Piracy2020-05-01 → 2020-05-08M/V attacked in 03-29N 003-49E at 301940Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1489/20 · Piracy2020-04-30 → 2020-05-01M/V attacked in 03-29.99N 003-50.17E at 302100Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1488/20 · Piracy2020-04-30 → 2020-05-01M/V attacked in 03-29N 002-49E at 301940Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1372/20 · Piracy2020-04-19 → 2020-04-26M/V attacked in 06-12N 002-32.18E at 190813Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1285/20 · Piracy2020-04-10 → 2020-04-17M/V attacked in 03-56N 001-45W at 100717Z apr
- HYDROLANT 1164/20 · Piracy2020-03-31 → 2020-04-07M/V attacked in 00-13N 007-14E at 310948Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1132/20 · Piracy2020-03-27 → 2020-04-03M/V attacked in 02-45.6N 006-55.3E at 271700Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1131/20 · Piracy2020-03-27 → 2020-03-27M/V attacked in 02-44N 007-05E at 271600Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1130/20 · Piracy2020-03-27 → 2020-03-27M/V attacked in 02-44N 006-05E at 271600Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1113/20 · Piracy2020-03-26 → 2020-04-02M/V approached by pirates in 06-00N 002-21E at 260820Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1104/20 · Piracy2020-03-25 → 2020-04-01M/V attacked in 03-08N 005-35E at 251006Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1064/20 · Piracy2020-03-22 → 2020-03-29M/V attacked in 00-33N 008-25E at 220726Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1042/20 · Piracy2020-03-20 → 2020-04-19Vessel attacked in 03-40N 009-26E at 192345Z mar
- HYDROLANT 983/20 · Surveys2020-03-15 → 2020-03-24Survey operations in progress until 01 jul by M/V polarcus adira towing 12 six mile long cables in area…
- HYDROLANT 865/20 · Piracy2020-03-05 → 2020-03-12Vessel attacked in 05-36N 002-21E at 051300Z mar
- HYDROLANT 700/20 · Exercises2020-02-25 → 2020-02-29Gunnery exercises on 28 feb in area within ten miles of 05-46N 002-14E
- HYDROLANT 664/20 · Cable ops2020-02-22 → 2020-02-27Cable operations 23 feb until further notice by cableship leon thevenin in area bound by 05-31N 000-07W,…
- HYDROLANT 625/20 · Piracy2020-02-20 → 2020-02-27Vessel attacked in 05-08N 002-06E at 200110Z feb
- HYDROLANT 529/20 · Piracy2020-02-14 → 2020-02-21M/V attacked in 01-33N 005-18E at 140812Z feb
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.