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% |
Archive · 94 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 121/03 · Ordnance2003-01-23 → 2003-01-30Underwater ordnance detonations 250001Z to 292359Z jan within five miles of: a. 25-06N 058-00E
- HYDROPAC 2204/02 · Ordnance2002-11-26 → 2002-11-28Underwater ordnance detonations in progress until 272359Z nov within five miles of: a. 25-06N 058-00E
- HYDROPAC 2175/02 · Ordnance2002-11-22 → 2002-11-26Underwater ordnance detonations 251800Z to 262359Z nov within five miles of: a. 25-06N 058-00E
- HYDROPAC 1450/02 · Cable ops2002-08-11 → 2002-08-13Cable laying operations in progress until 13 aug by cableship umm al anber in area bound by 25-14.0N…
- HYDROPAC 1315/02 · Surveys2002-07-18 → 2003-04-12Survey operations in progress until further notice by M/V ocean voyager towing 6000 meter long cable…
- HYDROPAC 1223/01 · Ordnance2001-07-30 → 2001-08-02Underwater ordnance detonations 020500Z to 021100Z aug in area bound by 24-38N 059-13E, 24-55N 059-23E,…
- HYDROPAC 1113/00 · Other2000-07-27 → 2000-10-13Main body and plan b. 1. change orientation of purple open-outlined dashed arrow indicating recommended flow…
- HYDROPAC 598/00 · Cable ops2000-04-20 → 2000-06-26Seismic survey 21 apr thru 10 jul by M/V western legend towing eight three mile long cables in area bound by…
- HYDROPAC 1067/99 · Nav aids1999-10-10 → 1999-11-19Buoy, yellow, fl w, ra ref established in 25-36.2N 057-00.1E
- HYDROPAC 1060/99 · Nav aids1999-10-09 → 1999-11-13Can buoy, yellow, fl w, ra ref, established in 25-24N 056-43E until 12 nov
- HYDROPAC 761/99 · Wrecks1999-08-09 → 1999-10-04Wreck in 25-11.39N 056-27.54E
- HYDROPAC 519/99 · Cable ops1999-06-12 → 1999-08-02Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V western wave towing 5100 meter long cable with…
- NOAAORR-7001 · Spills1994-03-31 → 1994-04-14United arab emirates; e coast of the united arab emirates near fujaira in the gulf of oman
- NOAAORR-6216 · Spills1972-12-19 → 1973-01-02Gulf of oman
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.