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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No piracy & armed robbery reports in force in the Indian Ocean right now.

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Archive · 341 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 2953/102010-12-28 → 2010-12-28
    Pirate activity in 19-01S 052-41E at 270920Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-east Coast · Piracy
  2. HYDROPAC 2951/102010-12-28 → 2010-12-29
    Possible mothership activity in 01-14.9N 056-12.0E at 280957Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  3. HYDROPAC 2950/102010-12-28 → 2010-12-29
    Previously hijacked F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 15-50S 052-22E at 280516Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-east Coast · Piracy
  4. HYDROPAC 2944/102010-12-28 → 2010-12-31
    Possible mothership activity in 14-31S 055-20E at 271244Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  5. HYDROPAC 2935/102010-12-27 → 2010-12-29
    Previously hijacked F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 18-07.8S 052-43.2E at 270318Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-east Coast · Piracy
  6. HYDROPAC 2934/102010-12-27 → 2010-12-31
    Previously hijacked conducting mothership operations in 15-46S 055-32E at 270512Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-east Coast · Piracy
  7. HYDROPAC 2929/102010-12-27 → 2010-12-27
    Previously hijacked F/V shih fu no 1 conducting mothership operations in 17-32.42S 052-38.27E at 262155Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-east Coast · Piracy
  8. HYDROPAC 2928/102010-12-27 → 2010-12-31
    Possible mothership activity in 07-20N 049-50E at 261330Z oct
    Somalia-northeast Coast · Piracy
  9. HYDROPAC 2924/102010-12-26 → 2010-12-31
    Pirate activity in 14-53S 056-00E at 261057Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  10. HYDROPAC 2920/102010-12-26 → 2010-12-31
    M/V conducting mothership operations in 14-45S 055-51E at 261052Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-east Coast · Piracy
  11. HYDROPAC 2919/102010-12-26 → 2010-12-29
    M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 14-28S 055-15E at 260802Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-east Coast · Piracy
  12. HYDROPAC 2913/102010-12-26 → 2011-01-15
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 04-35N 048-06E at 251940Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  13. HYDROPAC 2906/102010-12-25 → 2010-12-31
    F/V attacked in 12-58S 051-52E at 251030Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  14. HYDROPAC 2905/102010-12-25 → 2010-12-26
    M/V conducting mothership operations in 12-45S 051-46E at 250650Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar-northeast Coast · Piracy
  15. HYDROPAC 2903/102010-12-25 → 2010-12-26
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 06-30N 052-18E at 242340Z dec
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  16. HYDROPAC 2899/102010-12-24 → 2010-12-25
    M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 11-24S 050-24E at 242050Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  17. HYDROPAC 2894/102010-12-24 → 2010-12-25
    Hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 07-50N 055-08E at 241026Z dec
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  18. HYDROPAC 2892/102010-12-24 → 2010-12-24
    M/V polar conducting mothership operations in 09-21-24S 049-09-02E at 240842Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  19. HYDROPAC 2887/102010-12-23 → 2010-12-31
    Possible mothership activity in 06-21S 049-40E at 231636Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  20. HYDROPAC 2848/102010-12-20 → 2010-12-31
    M/V orna hijacked in 01-46S 060-32E at 201129Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  21. HYDROPAC 2833/102010-12-19 → 2010-12-19
    Previously hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 04-35.33N 058-09.54E at 182341Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  22. HYDROPAC 2829/102010-12-18 → 2010-12-19
    Previously hijacked M/V izumi conducting mothership operations in 03-19N 055-34E at 180936Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  23. HYDROPAC 2816/102010-12-17 → 2010-12-24
    M/V attacked in 03-05-12N 049-48-29E at 170342Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  24. HYDROPAC 2770/102010-12-13 → 2010-12-24
    Vessel attacked in 05-28S 039-58E at 132200Z dec
    Tanzania · Piracy
  25. HYDROPAC 2767/102010-12-13 → 2010-12-27
    Pirate activity in 13-14.8S 054-43.0E on 13 dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  26. HYDROPAC 2758/102010-12-11 → 2010-12-24
    Piracy action group reported in 07-33S 042-05E at 111030Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  27. HYDROPAC 2743/102010-12-10 → 2010-12-18
    M/V attacked in 09-56S 041-48E at 101233Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  28. HYDROPAC 2737/102010-12-10 → 2010-12-18
    M/V attacked in 09-57S 041-46E at 101212Z dec
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 2685/102010-12-05 → 2010-12-18
    Possible mothership activity in 04-08N 049-28E at 051537Z dec
    Somalia-south Coast · Piracy
  30. HYDROPAC 2606/102010-11-27 → 2010-12-11
    M/V attacked in 00-39N 065-03E at 270820Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 2582/102010-11-26 → 2010-12-04
    M/V attacked in 00-09S 070-00E at 260114Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 2540/102010-11-23 → 2010-12-04
    Piracy action group sighted in 07-49N 055-53E at 230233Z nov
    Southern Arabian Sea · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 2530/102010-11-22 → 2010-12-04
    M/V attacked in 01-35N 055-26E at 220545Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 2525/102010-11-21 → 2010-12-04
    Possible mothership activity in 02-43N 055-20E at 210720Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  35. HYDROPAC 2524/102010-11-21 → 2010-12-04
    Pirate action group in 02-41N 055-24E at 210911Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 2518/102010-11-20 → 2010-12-04
    M/V attacked in 01-07S 067-05E at 200715Z nov
    Indian Ocean · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 2499/102010-11-18 → 2010-11-27
    M/V attacked in 01-18S 052-47E at 181954Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  38. HYDROPAC 2494/102010-11-18 → 2010-11-27
    Pirate action group in 06-12S 050-02E at 180953Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  39. HYDROPAC 2480/102010-11-17 → 2010-11-27
    M/V attacked in 06-34S 050-01E at 170510Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  40. HYDROPAC 2471/102010-11-16 → 2010-11-27
    M/V attacked in 04-01.7S 039-57.5E at 160637Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 2470/102010-11-16 → 2010-11-27
    Vessel attacked in 04-36S 039-57E at 160642Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 2457/102010-11-13 → 2010-11-27
    Pirate action group in 01-00S 052-06E at 130938Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 2450/102010-11-12 → 2010-11-27
    Possible mothership activity in 03-56S 041-45E at 121340Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 2439/102010-11-12 → 2010-11-27
    Piracy action group reported in 04-01S 041-12E at 120355Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 2437/102010-11-11 → 2010-11-27
    M/V attacked in 00-50S 049-32E at 111215Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 2401/102010-11-09 → 2010-11-27
    M/V attacked in 01-05N 053-10E at 090547Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 2396/102010-11-08 → 2010-11-27
    M/V attacked in 06-43S 051-15E at 081345Z nov
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 2393/102010-11-08 → 2010-11-27
    Possible mothership activity in 03-40N 047-36E at 080653Z nov
    Somalia-south Coast · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 2390/102010-11-07 → 2010-11-13
    Military warship has been fired upon while escorting a merchant vessel in 01-48S 042-31E
    Somalia-south Coast · Piracy
  50. HYDROPAC 2387/102010-11-07 → 2010-11-13
    Possible mothership activity in 00-43N 044-00E at 070905Z nov
    Somalia-south Coast · Piracy

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