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 359/11 · Piracy2011-01-30 → 2011-02-12Vessel attacked in 25-01N 060-26E at 301013Z jan
- HYDROPAC 2103/10 · Cable ops2010-10-11 → 2010-11-06Cable repair operations in progress until further notice in area bound by 24-41.93N 057-20.59E, 24-31.59N…
- HYDROPAC 134/09 · Incidents2009-01-15 → 2009-01-24Last known position 25-22N 059-18E at 142300Z jan
- HYDROPAC 1191/08 · Incidents2008-06-25 → 2008-07-05Distress signal received in 23-14N 059-21E
- HYDROPAC 213/08 · Incidents2008-02-04 → 2008-03-22Vessel al-wabi sunk in 24-26N 060-11E
- HYDROPAC 2257/06 · Cable ops2006-11-20 → 2007-02-28Submarine cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de batz vicinity of trackline…
- HYDROPAC 2228/06 · Incidents2006-11-16 → 2007-01-10Distress signal received on 6312 khz in 25-16N 056-30E at 160718Z nov
- HYDROPAC 2106/05 · Cable ops2005-12-10 → 2006-01-04Cables operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de batz along trackline joining 23-40.8N…
- HYDROPAC 1777/05 · Incidents2005-10-22 → 2005-12-07Distress signal received on 12577 khz in 25-21N 056-22E
- HYDROPAC 1997/04 · Exercises2004-12-31 → 2005-01-10Hazardous operations 05 thru 09 jan 05 within ten miles of: a. 23-56N 058-52E
- HYDROPAC 1971/04 · Exercises2004-12-27 → 2005-01-02Hazardous operations 29 dec thru 01 jan 05 within 15 miles of 25-06N 056-55E
- HYDROPAC 1936/04 · Surveys2004-12-18 → 2005-01-10Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V maersk defender in area bound by 25-13N 056-24E,…
- HYDROPAC 1907/04 · Exercises2004-12-13 → 2004-12-21Hazardous operations 16 thru 20 dec within ten miles of: a. 23-56N 058-52E
- HYDROPAC 1804/04 · Exercises2004-11-17 → 2004-11-25Hazardous operations 21 thru 24 nov in 25-10N 056-44E
- HYDROPAC 1695/04 · Incidents2004-10-28 → 2004-10-28Distress signal received from M/V sailor in 25-10N 056-28E at 281605Z oct
- HYDROPAC 1644/04 · Exercises2004-10-19 → 2004-10-25Hazardous operations 21 thru 24 oct vicinity 23-00N 059-35E
- HYDROPAC 1612/04 · Exercises2004-10-12 → 2004-10-19Hazardous operations 21 thru 24 oct vicinity 23-00N 059-35E
- HYDROPAC 1084/04 · Ordnance2004-06-29 → 2005-12-13Explosive dumping areas established as follows: a. area a between 24-24N 24-34N and 060-14E 060-28E
- HYDROPAC 2221/03 · Incidents2003-12-23 → 2003-12-2440 foot vessel on fire and sinking in 23-04.6N 059-58.3E on 23 dec
- HYDROPAC 1355/03 · Incidents2003-08-06 → 2003-08-06Distress signal received in 24-54.288N 057-51.573E
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.