Piracy & armed robbery reports in the Indian Ocean

Vessels attacked or boarded, suspicious approaches, pirate action groups — Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Malacca and Singapore Straits, South China Sea.

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Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so 2024–2026 are under-counted.

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  1. HYDROPAC 2361/262026-08-17 → 2026-08-19
    On 17 August, a vessel was attacked near 08-14.54N 050-11.70E in the eastern Indian Ocean off Somalia; vessels should keep clear and exercise caution.
    Eastern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  2. HYDROPAC 883/242024-03-16 → 2024-03-18
    M/V ruen hijacked in 06-40.58N 052-09.19E at 160941Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  3. HYDROPAC 862/242024-03-14 → 2024-03-16
    M/V ruen hijacked in 06-40.00N 052-11.00E at 141515Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  4. HYDROPAC 842/242024-03-13 → 2024-03-16
    M/V reports possible piracy activity in 01-27.00N 054-53.00E at 120953Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  5. HYDROPAC 823/242024-03-12 → 2024-03-15
    M/V attacked in 01-27.00N 054-53.00E at 120853Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  6. HYDROPAC 713/242024-03-03 → 2024-03-06
    F/V hijacked in jifle (07-28.20N 049-41.30E) by 11 armed pirates and headed east
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  7. HYDROPAC 332/242024-01-28 → 2024-01-31
    F/V lorenzo putha 4 hijacked in 00-35.00N 061-19.00E at 270330Z jan
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  8. HYDROPAC 330/242024-01-27 → 2024-01-30
    F/V hijacked in 00-35.00N 061-19.00E
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  9. HYDROPAC 155/242024-01-14 → 2024-01-17
    Two fishing vessels hijacked in 08-19.00N 050-10.00E on 12 jan
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  10. HYDROPAC 49/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-07
    Vessel boarded by six pirates in vicinity 06-47.00N 057-32.00E
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  11. HYDROPAC 47/242024-01-04 → 2024-01-04
    Vessel boarded by pirates in 05-54.00N 054-12.00E on 04 jan
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  12. HYDROPAC 4006/232023-12-24 → 2023-12-27
    Two vessels hijacked in vicinity eyl (07-58.00N 049-51.00E) at 240130Z dec
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  13. HYDROPAC 3992/232023-12-22 → 2023-12-25
    Vessel attacked in vicinity eyl, somalia (07-57.45N 049-51.37E) at 221630Z dec
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  14. HYDROPAC 2822/222022-10-09 → 2022-10-12
    Vessel attacked in 02-45.00N 081-04.00E at 090534Z oct
    Northern Indian Ocean
  15. HYDROPAC 1349/192019-04-21 → 2019-04-28
    F/V attacked in 00-57S 048-39E at 210830Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean
  16. HYDROPAC 4016/182018-11-06 → 2018-11-13
    F/V attacked in 03-00S 048-28E at 062000Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean
  17. HYDROPAC 3773/182018-10-16 → 2018-10-23
    M/V attacked in 00-49N 050-53E at 161234Z oct
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  18. HYDROPAC 2679/182018-07-22 → 2018-07-29
    M/V attacked in 01-06.32N 044-02.00E at 221422Z jul
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  19. HYDROPAC 730/182018-02-22 → 2018-03-01
    M/V attacked in 03-26N 050-27E at 222100Z feb
    Northwestern Indian Ocean
  20. HYDROPAC 4014/172017-11-18 → 2017-11-20
    Possible piracy activity in area within 150 miles of 01-52S 049-23E
    Western Indian Ocean
  21. HYDROPAC 4003/172017-11-17 → 2017-11-24
    M/V attacked in vicinity 01-56S 047-57E at 170914Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean
  22. HYDROPAC 1422/172017-04-22 → 2017-04-29
    M/V attacked in 05-39N 048-57E at 221610Z apr
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  23. HYDROPAC 1181/172017-04-03 → 2017-05-26
    Somalia DNC 02
    Northwestern Indian Ocea
  24. HYDROPAC 1058/172017-03-26 → 2017-05-26
    M/V casayr ii-no 30 hijacked in vicinity 07-58N 049-53E at 241545Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  25. HYDROPAC 1038/172017-03-24 → 2017-03-26
    M/V hijacked in vicinity 07-58N 049-53E at 241545Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  26. HYDROPAC 1037/172017-03-24 → 2017-03-24
    M/V possibly hijacked in vicinity 07-58N 049-53E at 241545Z mar
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Somalia
  27. HYDROPAC 1035/172017-03-24 → 2017-03-31
    Possible mothership activity in area within 300 miles of 07-58N 049-53E at 241200Z mar
    Arabian Sea · Northwestern Indian Ocean · Gulf of Aden · Somalia
  28. HYDROPAC 3242/162016-10-22 → 2016-11-17
    M/V attacked in 04-28.1N 053-22.2E at 220655Z oct
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 3837/152015-11-22 → 2015-11-28
    F/V attacked vicinity 06-16N 053-50E at 221105Z nov 15
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Piracy
  30. HYDROPAC 2850/152015-08-28 → 2015-09-07
    M/V reports approach by five suspicious vessels in 02-34N 064-32E at 281350Z aug
    Northwestern Indian Ocean · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 2244/142014-08-01 → 2014-08-02
    Vessel reports possible piracy activity vicinity 05-00S 088-30E at 010507Z aug
    Indian Ocean · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 614/142014-03-03 → 2014-03-15
    Possible mothership activity in 01-34.4S 041-48.5E at 031400Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 435/142014-02-13 → 2014-02-22
    M/V attacked vicinity 01-07N 044-07E at 131400Z feb
    Northern Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 3490/132013-11-09 → 2013-11-11
    M/V attacked in 07-20S 048-37E at 091405Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  35. HYDROPAC 3444/132013-11-06 → 2013-11-16
    M/V attacked in 05-31S 047-07E at 060340Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 3150/132013-10-14 → 2013-10-15
    F/V attacked in 04-09N 056-49E at 140700Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 3113/132013-10-11 → 2013-10-16
    M/V attacked vicinity 04-39N 052-19E at 110930Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  38. HYDROPAC 1288/132013-05-06 → 2013-05-17
    F/V reports possible piracy activity in 01-49N 051-11E
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  39. HYDROPAC 913/132013-04-02 → 2013-04-06
    M/V attacked in 00-52N 044-01E at 020743Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia-southeast Coast · Piracy
  40. HYDROPAC 489/132013-02-19 → 2013-03-02
    M/V attacked in 07-14.4N 052-17.2E at 181645Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 31/132013-01-05 → 2013-01-12
    M/V attacked in 03-00N 051-52E at 051130Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 3278/122012-11-20 → 2012-11-23
    Possible mothership activity in 02-10N 052-41E at 201030Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 2933/122012-10-19 → 2012-10-21
    M/V hijacked in 08-52N 050-28E at 191250Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 2843/122012-10-10 → 2012-10-20
    M/V attacked vicinity 00-26N 050-39E at 101210Z oct
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 2347/122012-08-17 → 2012-08-18
    M/V attacked in 01-16N 058-07E at 170952Z aug
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 2267/122012-08-10 → 2012-08-18
    M/V attacked in 03-22S 083-12E at 100600Z aug
    Northern Indian Ocean · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 1182/122012-04-24 → 2012-04-28
    Possible mothership activity in 04-49N 054-47E at 241949Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 1087/122012-04-16 → 2012-04-28
    Mothership activity in 09-49S 040-31E at 160800Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Tanzania · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 917/122012-03-30 → 2012-04-14
    M/V eglantine pirated vicinity 07-37N 056-12E at 300732Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  50. HYDROPAC 886/122012-03-28 → 2012-04-07
    Possible pirate activity vicinity 08-30N 053-00E at 280917Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy

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