Gulf of Oman
IHO sea area 40 · 56° to 62° E, 22° to 26° N
- in force
- 3
- last 12 months
- 6
- archive messages
- 97
- categories
- 13
What the archive shows
97 messages are recorded since 1972-12-19 for the Gulf of Oman. 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 20 of 97 recorded messages (21%), 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 2024-04-07 17:02ZLattice beacon at 25-38.19N 057-45.86E in Gulf of Oman off Iran is inoperative.
In force now · 3
- HYDROPAC 627/26 · Nav aids2026-03-03GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported near Fujairah in the Arabian Sea; vessels are advised to navigate with extreme caution.
- HYDROPAC 1605/25 · Derelicts2025-06-19In the Gulf of Oman, off the United Arab Emirates, a 274-meter derelict vessel named Adalynn is unlit and anchored at 25-36.99N 056-24.85E.
- HYDROPAC 1114/24 · Nav aids2024-04-07Lattice beacon at 25-38.19N 057-45.86E in Gulf of Oman off Iran is inoperative.
Longest in force
- HYDROPAC 1114/24 · Nav aids2024-04-07Lattice beacon at 25-38.19N 057-45.86E in Gulf of Oman off Iran is inoperative.
- HYDROPAC 1605/25 · Derelicts2025-06-19In the Gulf of Oman, off the United Arab Emirates, a 274-meter derelict vessel named Adalynn is unlit and anchored at 25-36.99N 056-24.85E.
- HYDROPAC 627/26 · Nav aids2026-03-03GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported near Fujairah in the Arabian Sea; vessels are advised to navigate with extreme caution.
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By category · available archive
| Piracy | 20 | 21% |
| Exercises | 16 | 16% |
| Cable ops | 16 | 16% |
| Incidents | 11 | 11% |
| Nav aids | 6 | 6% |
| Ordnance | 5 | 5% |
| Surveys | 5 | 5% |
| Missiles | 5 | 5% |
| Derelicts | 5 | 5% |
| Wrecks | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Spills | 2 | 2% |
| Debris | 1 | 1% |
Ports on this sea · 6
Busiest first by annual vessel calls (IMF PortWatch); each port page shows the warnings within 60 nm, its World Port Index profile and monthly port calls.
- Fujairah · United Arab Emirates2 in force
- Port of Sohar · Oman1 in force
- Khor Fakkan · United Arab Emirates2 in force
- Qalhat LNG Terminal · Oman10 archived
- Port Sultan Qaboos · Oman26 archived
- Jask · Iran1 in force
Archive · 94 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 2653/26 · Surveys2026-09-14 → 2026-09-16Underwater operations by vessel Hua Xing Long are underway in the Gulf of Oman off the United Arab Emirates until 17 September, requesting a one-mile berth.
- HYDROPAC 2576/26 · Surveys2026-09-07 → 2026-09-08Underwater operations are being conducted by vessel Wish Way in Gulf of Oman, UAE at 25-11.30N 056-24.40E from 8 to 10 September; one mile berth requested.
- HYDROPAC 2398/26 · Debris2026-08-20 → 2026-08-20A warning about wooden debris adrift at 25-13.12N 056-29.18E in the Gulf of Oman off the United Arab Emirates is cancelled on 23 August.
- HYDROPAC 3129/25 · Wrecks2025-11-27 → 2026-04-17Dangerous wreck, least depth 12 meters, in 25-06.49N 056-24.32E
- HYDROPAC 2817/25 · Cable ops2025-11-02 → 2026-01-16Cable operations in progress until further notice by vessel cableship ile de batz along trackline joining…
- HYDROPAC 2375/25 · Nav aids2025-09-15 → 2026-01-16Fujayrah light established in 25-10.61N 056-20.76E
- HYDROPAC 3877/24 · Nav aids2024-12-22 → 2025-12-04Fujayrah light 25-10.77N 056-21.03E unlit
- HYDROPAC 585/24 · Missiles2024-02-20 → 2024-02-25Missile operations 250400Z to 251400Z feb in area bound by 24-25.00N 057-40.00E, 24-10.00N 058-25.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 3935/23 · Exercises2023-12-15 → 2023-12-20Hazardous operations 191000Z to 191400Z and 201135Z to 201500Z dec in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 2835/22 · Exercises2022-10-10 → 2022-10-14Hazardous operations in progress until 13 oct in area bound by 24-10.00N 058-25.00E, 24-25.00N 057-40.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 924/22 · Incidents2022-04-06 → 2022-04-06333 meter M/V pride unreported oman to sri lanka
- HYDROPAC 588/22 · Exercises2022-03-04 → 2022-03-10Hazardous operations 060800Z to 101000Z mar in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 64/22 · Exercises2022-01-07 → 2022-01-11Hazardous operations 0500Z to 0700Z daily 10 and 11 jan in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E, 24-00.00N…
- HYDROPAC 3429/21 · Derelicts2021-11-29 → 2021-12-02Derelict vessel adrift in vicinity 23-30N 060-25E
- HYDROPAC 3061/21 · Exercises2021-10-26 → 2021-10-29Hazardous operations 24 thru 28 oct in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…
- HYDROPAC 2186/21 · Wrecks2021-07-29 → 2021-10-17Dangerous wreck marked by south cardinal buoy in 25-38.85N 057-39.51E
- HYDROPAC 1036/21 · Exercises2021-04-05 → 2021-04-06Gunnery exercises 060330Z to 061400Z apr in area bound by 24-18.00N 057-40.00E, 24-00.00N 058-39.00E,…
- HYDROPAC 585/21 · Exercises2021-02-19 → 2021-02-25Hazardous operations 220430Z to 250600Z feb in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 822/20 · Exercises2020-03-11 → 2020-03-19Hazardous operations 15 thru 24 mar in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…
- HYDROPAC 369/20 · Exercises2020-02-04 → 2020-02-13Hazardous operations: a. 09 thru 12 feb in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-09.0N…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.