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 962/112011-03-27 → 2011-04-01
    Pirate action group, white F/V, reported along trackline between 02-30S 088-00E and 05-00S 082-30E
    Indian Ocean · Piracy
  2. HYDROPAC 960/112011-03-26 → 2011-03-27
    Pirate action group in 02-27S 088-00E at 250225Z mar
    Indian Ocean · Piracy
  3. HYDROPAC 882/112011-03-21 → 2011-04-02
    M/V attacked in 03-47N 053-33E at 210846Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  4. HYDROPAC 860/112011-03-19 → 2011-03-26
    Possible mothership activity in 03-36S 042-56E at 191524Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  5. HYDROPAC 821/112011-03-16 → 2011-03-16
    Pirate action group in 10-07N 051-25E at 161057Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  6. HYDROPAC 759/112011-03-11 → 2011-03-13
    Pirated M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 07-19N 053-40E at 110646Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  7. HYDROPAC 754/112011-03-10 → 2011-03-11
    Pirated M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 06-36N 051-20E at 101638Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  8. HYDROPAC 740/112011-03-09 → 2011-03-19
    Piracy action group sighted in 07-54N 054-20E at 090709Z mar
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  9. HYDROPAC 731/112011-03-08 → 2011-03-19
    Pirate action group in 07-33S 048-48E at 081345Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  10. HYDROPAC 713/112011-03-06 → 2011-03-12
    M/V attacked in 07-24N 051-50E at 060901Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  11. HYDROPAC 654/112011-03-01 → 2011-03-12
    F/V attacked in 02-24S 046-07E at 011100Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  12. HYDROPAC 546/112011-02-19 → 2011-02-26
    M/V attacked in 11-33S 050-45E at 190728Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  13. HYDROPAC 455/112011-02-09 → 2011-02-19
    Pirate action group sighted in 11-22S 051-45E at 090945Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  14. HYDROPAC 404/112011-02-03 → 2011-02-12
    Possible mothership activity in 01-42S 055-02E at 030739Z feb
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  15. HYDROPAC 303/112011-01-26 → 2011-02-12
    M/V beluga nomination hijacked
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  16. HYDROPAC 294/112011-01-25 → 2011-01-29
    Possible pirated M/V in 02-20S 053-31E at 250445Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  17. HYDROPAC 267/112011-01-22 → 2011-01-25
    M/V attacked in 01-49N 056-35E at 221236Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  18. HYDROPAC 216/112011-01-19 → 2011-01-22
    M/V attacked in 03-10N 051-11E at 182303Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  19. HYDROPAC 188/112011-01-16 → 2011-01-29
    F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 06-40N 050-10E at 161815Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  20. HYDROPAC 174/112011-01-15 → 2011-01-16
    F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 09-03N 053-27E at 151630Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  21. HYDROPAC 156/112011-01-14 → 2011-01-22
    Piracy action group reported in 06-37S 040-59E at 140650Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  22. HYDROPAC 155/112011-01-14 → 2011-01-14
    F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 13-03S 056-13E at 140600Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  23. HYDROPAC 112/112011-01-11 → 2011-01-22
    Piracy action group sighted in 07-13N 055-24E at 111304Z jan
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  24. HYDROPAC 87/112011-01-09 → 2011-01-29
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 04-35N 048-04E at 090540Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  25. HYDROPAC 72/112011-01-07 → 2011-01-29
    M/V hannibal II conducting mothership operations in 06-56N 049-22E at 061951Z jan
    Somalia-northeast Coast · Piracy
  26. HYDROPAC 63/112011-01-06 → 2011-01-15
    Pirate action group in 04-19S 047-02E at 060940Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  27. HYDROPAC 56/112011-01-05 → 2011-01-09
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 04-08N 051-12E at 052040Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  28. HYDROPAC 49/112011-01-05 → 2011-01-05
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 04-00N 051-58E at 051354Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 43/112011-01-05 → 2011-01-05
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 03-45N 053-30E at 042341Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  30. HYDROPAC 31/112011-01-03 → 2011-01-05
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 03-16N 056-41E at 031139Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 25/112011-01-03 → 2011-01-15
    Abandoned barge may be conducting mothership operations in 02-31N 059-14E at 012120Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 24/112011-01-03 → 2011-01-03
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 03-08N 057-27E at 022340Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 15/112011-01-02 → 2011-01-03
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 02-33N 059-14E at 020241Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 10/112011-01-01 → 2011-01-02
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 03-06N 059-55E at 011213Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  35. HYDROPAC 4/112011-01-01 → 2011-01-08
    M/V attacked in 03-56N 059-33E at 010754Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 1/112011-01-01 → 2011-01-01
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 03-06N 061-58E at 312340Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 2994/102010-12-31 → 2011-01-01
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 03-06N 064-02E at 310940Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  38. HYDROPAC 2993/102010-12-31 → 2011-01-22
    M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 05-15N 048-38E at 310800Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  39. HYDROPAC 2988/102010-12-30 → 2010-12-31
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 01-13N 064-23E at 302039Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  40. HYDROPAC 2986/102010-12-30 → 2010-12-30
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 00-38N 063-59E at 300939Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 2985/102010-12-30 → 2010-12-31
    M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 00-50N 050-09E at 301050Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 2979/102010-12-30 → 2010-12-30
    M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 00-13S 050-30E at 300448Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 2978/102010-12-30 → 2010-12-30
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 00-07N 062-09E at 300539Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 2977/102010-12-30 → 2011-01-14
    F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 13-05S 056-33E at 300245Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 2975/102010-12-29 → 2010-12-30
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 00-23N 060-40E at 291540Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 2974/102010-12-29 → 2010-12-30
    M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 03-11S 051-31E at 291540Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 2973/102010-12-29 → 2011-01-08
    Pirate activity in 13-22S 053-59E at 291120Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 2960/102010-12-29 → 2010-12-29
    M/V york conducting mothership operations in 00-36N 058-37E at 290304Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 2956/102010-12-29 → 2010-12-30
    Previously hijacked F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 13-31S 052-20E at 282128Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  50. HYDROPAC 2954/102010-12-28 → 2011-01-08
    Pirate activity in 14-47S 052-13E at 281157Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy

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