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 3064/19 · Cable ops2019-10-09 → 2019-10-12Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship pierre de fermat along trackline joining…
- HYDROLANT 3004/19 · Wrecks2019-10-02 → 2020-07-10Dangerous wreck in vicinity 06-23.04N 003-37.85E
- HYDROLANT 2920/19 · Cable ops2019-09-24 → 2019-10-09Cable operations 262000Z sep to 180400Z oct by cableship pierre de fermat along trackline joining 05-11N…
- HYDROLANT 2508/19 · Piracy2019-08-17 → 2019-08-24M/V attacked in 03-33N 006-40E at 170430Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2479/19 · Piracy2019-08-15 → 2019-08-22M/V attacked in 03-52N 009-31E at 150120Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2477/19 · Piracy2019-08-14 → 2019-08-21M/V attacked in 04-09N 008-22E at 141050Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2469/19 · Piracy2019-08-13 → 2019-08-20M/V hijacked in vicinity lome (06-08-10N 001-17-20E) at 120130Z aug
- HYDROLANT 2140/19 · Piracy2019-07-15 → 2019-07-22Vessel attacked in 02-58N 004-40E at 132250Z jul
- HYDROLANT 2065/19 · Piracy2019-07-09 → 2019-07-16F/V approached by pirates in 04-12N 008-53E at 082300Z jul
- HYDROLANT 2064/19 · Incidents2019-07-09 → 2019-07-26M/V lct evelia, 13 persons on board, sank in between douala (04-03-00N 009-41-00E) and libreville (00-23-24N…
- HYDROLANT 1453/19 · Piracy2019-05-12 → 2019-05-19M/V hijacked in vicinity of 06-01-12N 001-16-26E at 120100Z may
- HYDROLANT 1391/19 · Piracy2019-05-05 → 2019-05-12M/V attacked in 03-03N 007-52E at 051216Z may
- HYDROLANT 1383/19 · Piracy2019-05-03 → 2019-05-10M/V attacked in 02-54.5N 005-24.4E at 032056Z may
- HYDROLANT 1381/19 · Surveys2019-05-03 → 2019-07-15Survey operations in progress until 15 jul by M/V bgp prospector towing 12 7000 meter long cables in area…
- HYDROLANT 1130/19 · Piracy2019-04-10 → 2019-04-17M/V attacked in 03-15.75N 005-57.60E at 091220Z aug
- HYDROLANT 1021/19 · Piracy2019-03-30 → 2019-04-06M/V attacked in 03-53N 009-30E at 302140Z mar
- HYDROLANT 1018/19 · Missiles2019-03-30 → 2019-04-25Hazardous operations, space debris 1631Z to 1830Z daily 04 apr to 01 may in area bound by 03-12N 000-54W,…
- HYDROLANT 781/19 · Piracy2019-03-12 → 2019-03-19Vessel attacked in 03-57.2N 006-39.0E on 09 mar
- HYDROLANT 755/19 · Piracy2019-03-09 → 2019-03-16M/V attacked in 03-50N 006-30E at 091545Z mar
- HYDROLANT 691/19 · Piracy2019-03-03 → 2019-03-10M/V attacked in 05-37N 001-11E at 032030Z mar
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.