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% |
| Cable ops | 16 | 16% |
| Exercises | 16 | 16% |
| Incidents | 11 | 11% |
| Nav aids | 6 | 6% |
| Surveys | 5 | 5% |
| Ordnance | 5 | 5% |
| Derelicts | 5 | 5% |
| Missiles | 5 | 5% |
| Wrecks | 3 | 3% |
| Spills | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Debris | 1 | 1% |
Archive · 94 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 3276/19 · Missiles2019-10-03 → 2019-10-09Missile operations 0400 to 1400 daily 08 and 09 oct in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N 057-40.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 1931/19 · Derelicts2019-06-13 → 2019-06-16Derelict M/V kokuka courageous adrift in 25-19N 057-50E
- HYDROPAC 1928/19 · Exercises2019-06-13 → 2019-06-13Hazardous operations in progress until 131300Z jun in area bound by 24-18.0N 057-40.0E, 24-00.0N 058-00.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 1925/19 · Piracy2019-06-13 → 2019-06-13Vessel reports possible piracy activity in vicinity 25-25.1N 057-37.0E at 130400Z jun
- HYDROLANT 3717/18 · Incidents2018-11-29 → 2018-12-14Man overboard from M/V norstar intrepid in 24-24N 059-55E at 290230Z nov
- HYDROPAC 2976/18 · Other2018-08-14 → 2018-08-31M/V desh vaibhav, on fire in 24-05N 059-35E at 140500Z aug
- HYDROPAC 4397/17 · Piracy2017-12-14 → 2017-12-21M/V approached by pirates in 24-57N 057-42E on 12 dec
- HYDROPAC 4077/17 · Piracy2017-11-23 → 2017-11-30M/V attacked in vicinity 24-51N 058-33E at 222030Z nov
- HYDROPAC 3332/17 · Missiles2017-09-29 → 2017-10-05Missile operations 0400Z to 1400Z daily 04 and 05 oct in area bound by 24-25.0N 057-40.0E, 24-18.0N…
- HYDROPAC 2399/17 · Piracy2017-07-11 → 2017-07-18M/V approached by pirates in 25-31N 057-25E at 11120Z jul
- HYDROPAC 1931/17 · Piracy2017-06-01 → 2017-06-08M/V attacked in 23-32N 060-26E at 010430Z jun
- HYDROPAC 1725/17 · Incidents2017-05-17 → 2017-05-17Distress signal received from M/V infinity 1 in 24-08N 058-04E
- HYDROPAC 1622/17 · Piracy2017-05-07 → 2017-05-14M/V attacked in 25-32N 057-33E at 071440Z may
- HYDROPAC 3/16 · Cable ops2016-01-01 → 2016-01-10Cable laying operations in progress until 09 jan by cableship ile de batz with submersible vicinity of…
- HYDROPAC 4231/15 · Cable ops2015-12-29 → 2016-01-02Cable laying operations in progress until 01 jan 16 by cableship ile de batz with submersible in area bound…
- HYDROPAC 4207/15 · Cable ops2015-12-26 → 2015-12-29Cable laying operations in progress until 06 jan 16 by cableship ile de batz with submersible along…
- HYDROPAC 4136/15 · Cable ops2015-12-19 → 2015-12-27Cable operations in progress until 26 dec by cableship ile de batz with submersible in area bound by…
- HYDROPAC 4135/15 · Cable ops2015-12-19 → 2015-12-19Cable operations in progress until 26 dec by cableship ile de batz with submersible in area bound by…
- HYDROPAC 4096/15 · Cable ops2015-12-16 → 2015-12-19Cable operations in progress until 18 dec by cableship ile de batz with submersible along trackline joining…
- HYDROPAC 4051/15 · Cable ops2015-12-12 → 2015-12-16Cable operations in progress until 17 dec by cableship ile de batz with submersible along tracklines…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.