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.

In force now · 3

  1. HYDROPAC 627/26 · Nav aids2026-03-03
    GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported near Fujairah in the Arabian Sea; vessels are advised to navigate with extreme caution.
  2. HYDROPAC 1605/25 · Derelicts2025-06-19
    In 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.
  3. HYDROPAC 1114/24 · Nav aids2024-04-07
    Lattice beacon at 25-38.19N 057-45.86E in Gulf of Oman off Iran is inoperative.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 1114/24 · Nav aids2024-04-07
    Lattice beacon at 25-38.19N 057-45.86E in Gulf of Oman off Iran is inoperative.
  2. HYDROPAC 1605/25 · Derelicts2025-06-19
    In 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.
  3. HYDROPAC 627/26 · Nav aids2026-03-03
    GPS, 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

Piracy2021%
Exercises1616%
Cable ops1616%
Incidents1111%
Nav aids66%
Ordnance55%
Surveys55%
Missiles55%
Derelicts55%
Wrecks33%
Other22%
Spills22%
Debris11%

Archive · 94 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 3952/15 · Cable ops2015-12-02 → 2015-12-09
    Cable laying operations 02 thru 08 dec by cableship ile de batz towing equipment along trackline joining…
  2. HYDROPAC 3675/15 · Cable ops2015-11-10 → 2015-11-30
    Cable laying operations in progress until 05 dec by cableship ile de batz towing equipment along trackline…
  3. HYDROPAC 3325/15 · Missiles2015-10-09 → 2015-10-14
    Hazardous operations 0700Z to 1700Z daily 13 and 14 oct in area bound by 24-05.0N 058-20.0E, 24-00.0N…
  4. HYDROPAC 3316/15 · Missiles2015-10-08 → 2015-10-09
    Hazardous operations 0700Z to 1700Z daily 13 and 14 oct in area bound by 24-05.0N 058-20.0E, 24-00.0N…
  5. HYDROPAC 758/14 · Surveys2014-03-17 → 2014-03-26
    Survey operations 21 thru 25 mar by M/V beautemps-beaupre in areas bound by: a. 23-20N 058-50E, 24-30N…
  6. HYDROPAC 1540/13 · Piracy2013-05-29 → 2013-06-01
    M/V attacked in 25-31N 057-23E at 290730Z may
  7. HYDROPAC 3650/12 · Piracy2012-12-21 → 2012-12-29
    Possible mothership activity in 24-46N 057-54E at 200950Z dec
  8. HYDROPAC 3587/12 · Piracy2012-12-16 → 2012-12-24
    Possible mothership activity in 24-35N 057-34E at 160100Z dec
  9. HYDROPAC 3582/12 · Piracy2012-12-15 → 2012-12-16
    Possible pirate activity in 24-35N 057-42E at 151542Z dec
  10. HYDROPAC 2271/12 · Derelicts2012-08-10 → 2012-08-13
    Derelict vessel on fire and adrift vicinity 25-08.1N 057-28.1E at 081500Z aug
  11. HYDROPAC 1596/12 · Piracy2012-06-07 → 2012-06-16
    Pirate action group reported vicinity 25-32N 056-59E
  12. HYDROPAC 1448/12 · Piracy2012-05-23 → 2012-05-26
    M/V attacked in 25-28N 057-20E at 230900Z may
  13. HYDROPAC 1265/12 · Piracy2012-05-04 → 2012-05-05
    M/V hijaked in 25-11N 056-37E at 041924Z may
  14. HYDROPAC 1264/12 · Piracy2012-05-04 → 2012-05-05
    Vessel attacked vicinty 25-39N 057-45E at 041515Z may
  15. HYDROPAC 980/12 · Piracy2012-04-06 → 2012-04-14
    M/V attacked in 25-28N 057-32E at 060555Z apr
  16. HYDROPAC 978/12 · Piracy2012-04-06 → 2012-04-06
    M/V attacked in 25-57N 057-39E at 060555Z apr
  17. HYDROPAC 174/12 · Piracy2012-01-20 → 2012-01-28
    Possible pirate activity in 24-51N 057-28E at 201045Z jan
  18. HYDROPAC 7/12 · Derelicts2012-01-02 → 2013-02-15
    Wide berth requested
  19. HYDROPAC 856/11 · Piracy2011-03-19 → 2011-03-19
    Possible mothership activity by M/V sinar kudus in 24-25N 060-25E at 190656Z mar
  20. HYDROPAC 854/11 · Piracy2011-03-19 → 2011-03-19
    Possible mothership activity by M/V sinar kudus in 24-10N 060-12E at 190257Z 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.