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 226/20 · Surveys2020-01-23 → 2020-03-06Survey operations by M/V polarcus naila towing ten 5000 meter long cables in areas bound by: a. in progress…
- HYDROLANT 198/20 · Piracy2020-01-21 → 2020-01-28M/V attacked in 04-04.03N 005-48.00E at 210836Z jan
- HYDROLANT 194/20 · Piracy2020-01-21 → 2020-01-28M/V attacked in 05-30.01N 003-41.26E at 202300Z jan
- HYDROLANT 187/20 · Piracy2020-01-19 → 2020-01-26M/V attacked in 05-08N 002-18E at 192010Z jan
- HYDROLANT 162/20 · Piracy2020-01-16 → 2020-01-23M/V attacked in 03-37.7N 006-43.4E at 162057Z jan
- HYDROLANT 4017/19 · Piracy2019-12-31 → 2020-01-06M/V happy lady attacked in 03-58.8N 009-05.7E at 302258Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3997/19 · Piracy2019-12-30 → 2020-01-06M/V attacked in 01-56.3N 004-53.4E at 300125Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3984/19 · Piracy2019-12-28 → 2020-01-04M/V attacked in 01-17N 006-07E at 280945Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3943/19 · Piracy2019-12-24 → 2019-12-31M/V attacked in 01-47N 004-28E at 240655Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3930/19 · Other2019-12-22 → 2019-12-29Several vessels attacked in 00-19N 009-24E at 220200Z dec.vessels are advised to keep clear of this position…
- USGS-US70006NIH · Quakes2019-12-19 → 2019-12-2287 km ene of santo antónio, sao tome and principe
- HYDROLANT 3844/19 · Piracy2019-12-15 → 2019-12-22M/V attacked in 04-03N 002-03E at 150800Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3711/19 · Piracy2019-12-04 → 2019-12-11M/V attacked in 03-05N 007-06E at 031830Z dec
- HYDROLANT 3549/19 · Piracy2019-11-20 → 2019-11-27M/V attacked in 03-45.56N 008-14.10E at 200420Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3425/19 · Piracy2019-11-07 → 2019-11-14M/V attacked in 01-06.38N 006-09.32E at 070054Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3424/19 · Piracy2019-11-07 → 2019-11-14M/V attacked in 01-08.08N 006-09.31E at 070028Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3386/19 · Piracy2019-11-04 → 2019-11-11M/V attacked in 05-58.13N 001-15.42E at 040240Z nov 19
- HYDROLANT 3370/19 · Incidents2019-11-02 → 2019-11-09Vessel attacked in 06-14.9N 002-32.9E at 020320Z nov
- HYDROLANT 3212/19 · Surveys2019-10-20 → 2019-12-13Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ramform atlas towing 16 8000 meter long cables in…
- HYDROLANT 3115/19 · Cable ops2019-10-12 → 2019-10-16Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship pierre de fermat along trackline joining…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.