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 948/102010-05-07 → 2010-05-15
    F/V hijacked in 01-05N 067-50E on 06 may
    Indian Ocean · Piracy
  2. HYDROPAC 937/102010-05-06 → 2010-05-15
    Possible mothership activity in 03-15S 042-03E at 060855Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  3. HYDROPAC 935/102010-05-06 → 2010-05-15
    Possible mothership activity in 09-36N 051-32E at 060757Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  4. HYDROPAC 934/102010-05-06 → 2010-05-07
    Possible mothership activity in 02-09N 052-51E at 060711Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  5. HYDROPAC 924/102010-05-05 → 2010-05-05
    Possible mothership activity in 01-59N 051-45E at 050912Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  6. HYDROPAC 922/102010-05-05 → 2010-05-15
    M/V attacked in 09-43S 041-15E at 050520Z may
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  7. HYDROPAC 880/102010-04-26 → 2010-05-01
    Three pirated fishing vessels sighted in 08-20N 053-58E at 232300Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  8. HYDROPAC 843/102010-04-23 → 2010-04-24
    M/V attacked in 01-10N 065-00E at 211111Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  9. HYDROPAC 837/102010-04-22 → 2010-05-01
    Possible mothership activity in 06-00S 045-00E on 22 apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  10. HYDROPAC 823/102010-04-21 → 2010-05-01
    M/V attacked in 01-10N 065-00E at 211111Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean Piracy
  11. HYDROPAC 822/102010-04-21 → 2010-05-01
    Mothership reported in 00-30S 053-04E at 210757Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  12. HYDROPAC 813/102010-04-20 → 2010-04-24
    M/V attacked in 00-50S 051-30E at 192101Z apr (approximately 350 miles northwest of port victoria, seychelles)
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  13. HYDROPAC 812/102010-04-20 → 2010-04-20
    Mothership activity in 01-40S 057-37E at 160800Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  14. HYDROPAC 785/102010-04-16 → 2010-05-01
    Mothership reported in 01-40S 057-37E at 160800Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  15. HYDROPAC 743/102010-04-11 → 2010-05-01
    M/V hijacked in 04-45S 051-00E at 110741Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  16. HYDROPAC 705/102010-04-07 → 2010-04-24
    M/V hijacked by pirates in 04-59S 043-52E at 071243Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  17. HYDROPAC 685/102010-04-04 → 2010-04-17
    M/V attacked in 09-20S 044-32E at 041406Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  18. HYDROPAC 671/102010-04-02 → 2010-04-17
    M/V attacked in 11-06S 046-07E at 021100Z apr
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  19. HYDROPAC 654/102010-04-01 → 2010-04-02
    M/V attacked in 02-03N 052-26E
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  20. HYDROPAC 653/102010-04-01 → 2010-04-02
    M/V attacked in 02-15S 041-31E
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  21. HYDROPAC 648/102010-03-31 → 2010-04-17
    M/V attacked in 01-28N 065-10E at 311709Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  22. HYDROPAC 646/102010-03-31 → 2010-04-03
    M/V attacked in 05-03S 040-03E at 311259Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Tanzania · Piracy
  23. HYDROPAC 643/102010-03-31 → 2010-04-03
    M/V attacked in 02-15S 041-31E at 310610Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Kenya · Piracy
  24. HYDROPAC 642/102010-03-31 → 2010-04-17
    M/V attacked in 02-03N 052-26E at 310521Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  25. HYDROPAC 624/102010-03-28 → 2010-04-03
    M/V attacked in 00-59S 057-19E at 280830Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  26. HYDROPAC 618/102010-03-27 → 2010-04-03
    Possible mothership activity in 03-03N 052-24E at 271021Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  27. HYDROPAC 617/102010-03-27 → 2010-04-03
    Possible mothership activity in 03-49S 052-12E at 271004Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  28. HYDROPAC 599/102010-03-25 → 2010-04-03
    M/V attacked in 03-49S 046-10E at 250804Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 577/102010-03-23 → 2010-04-03
    Suspected hijacked vessel being used for pirate activity in 06-43S 044-22E at 230840Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  30. HYDROPAC 576/102010-03-23 → 2010-04-03
    M/V attacked in 03-48N 048-08E at 230808Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 569/102010-03-22 → 2010-03-27
    Possible mothership activity in 09-58S 044-02E at 220400Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 548/102010-03-19 → 2010-03-27
    Possible pirate mothership activity in 08-58S 044-02E at 191228Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 540/102010-03-18 → 2010-03-27
    Possible pirate mothership activity vicinity 08-09S 045-12E at 181608Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 534/102010-03-18 → 2010-03-27
    Possible pirate mothership activity in: a. 03-16S 058-09E at 170414Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  35. HYDROPAC 529/102010-03-17 → 2010-03-27
    Pirate activity vicinity 02-47S 043-16E at 170900Z mar (approximately 160 miles southeast kismayo, somalia)
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 505/102010-03-15 → 2010-03-27
    M/V attacked in 11-02S 046-57E at 151317Z mar
    Northern Mozambique Channel · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 493/102010-03-14 → 2010-03-20
    M/V attacked in 03-10S 062-06E at 120045Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  38. HYDROPAC 475/102010-03-12 → 2010-03-27
    M/V attacked in 03-32S 062-11E at 102335Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  39. HYDROPAC 460/102010-03-09 → 2010-03-10
    Fishing beacon detected in 06-17S 044-54E at 091500Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  40. HYDROPAC 452/102010-03-09 → 2010-03-20
    Three skiffs, possibly involved in piracy, vicinity 07-18S 048-06E
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 444/102010-03-08 → 2010-04-03
    F/V sakoba, previously hijacked, is being used as a platform for piracy in 00-52N 046-56E at 080704Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 434/102010-03-05 → 2010-03-20
    F/V attacked by four skiffs in 02-59S 045-50E at 050902Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 433/102010-03-05 → 2010-03-13
    F/V attacked in 03-21S 045-56E at 050937Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 431/102010-03-05 → 2010-03-20
    F/V attacked in 04-34S 048-09E at 050639Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 426/102010-03-04 → 2010-03-13
    Fishing beacon detected in 04-08S 046-50E
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 425/102010-03-04 → 2010-03-13
    F/V attacked in 01-17N 047-04E at 041400Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 416/102010-03-04 → 2010-03-13
    F/V attacked in 03-26S 047-11E at 040728Z mar
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 190/102010-01-31 → 2010-02-20
    Hijacked vessel in 02-27N 050-38E at 310700Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 187/102010-01-31 → 2010-01-31
    Hijacked vessel, blue hull with white superstructure, in 08-04N 052-36E at 310500Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Somalia · Piracy
  50. HYDROPAC 184/102010-01-30 → 2010-01-31
    Hijacked vessel, blue hull with white superstructure, in 04-19N 052-13E at 301406Z jan
    Western Indian Ocean · Piracy

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