Piracy & armed robbery reports in the Red Sea

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 594/242024-02-20 → 2024-02-23
    Vessel attacked by drone in 12-42.72N 043-18.92E on 19 feb
    Red Sea · Djibouti
  2. HYDROPAC 445/242024-02-06 → 2024-02-09
    Vessel attacked in 14-19.53N 042-14.43E at 060335Z feb
    Red Sea · Yemen
  3. HYDROPAC 3648/232023-11-19 → 2023-11-24
    Piracy incident reported in 14-50.00N 041-55.00E
    Red Sea · Yemen
  4. HYDROPAC 2103/232023-06-27 → 2023-06-30
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-50.00N 042-34.20E at 270545Z jun
    Red Sea · Yemen
  5. HYDROPAC 891/232023-03-17 → 2023-03-20
    Vessel attacked in 14-13.07N 042-44.01E at 170150Z mar
    Red Sea · Yemen
  6. HYDROPAC 3540/222022-12-10 → 2022-12-17
    Vessel attacked in 13-10.00N 042-56.00E at 100528Z dec
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  7. HYDROPAC 3318/222022-11-21 → 2022-11-21
    Vessel attacked in vicinity 13-11.34N 042-28.00E
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  8. HYDROPAC 3001/212021-10-20 → 2021-10-27
    Vessel approached by pirates in 12-43.6N 043-16.2E at 190745Z oct
    Red Sea · Djibouti
  9. HYDROPAC 2666/212021-09-18 → 2021-09-25
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 13-08.0N 043-06.9E on 18 sep
    Red Sea · Yemen
  10. HYDROPAC 3777/192019-11-18 → 2019-11-25
    Vessel attacked in 15-25N 042-18E at 171850Z nov
    Red Sea · Yemen
  11. HYDROPAC 3048/192019-09-18 → 2019-09-19
    M/V hijacked in 16-30N 040-08E at 170338Z sep
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  12. HYDROPAC 2151/192019-07-01 → 2019-07-08
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-51.80N 043-14.97E at 010840Z jul
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  13. HYDROPAC 2456/182018-07-04 → 2018-07-11
    M/V approached by pirates in 13-33.2N 042-40.1E at 040502Z jul
    Red Sea · Yemen
  14. HYDROPAC 2096/182018-06-04 → 2018-06-11
    Vessel attacked in 14-57.1N 042-05.8E at 031512Z jun
    Red Sea · Yemen
  15. HYDROPAC 1791/182018-05-11 → 2018-05-18
    M/V attacked by pirates in 14-40N 041-45E at 111115Z may
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  16. HYDROPAC 4295/172017-12-08 → 2017-12-15
    Vessel attacked in 14-32.5N 042-47.3E at 071830Z dec
    Red Sea · Yemen
  17. HYDROPAC 2926/172017-08-28 → 2017-08-31
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 13-00.12N 043-10.24E at 280302Z aug
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  18. HYDROPAC 2812/172017-08-19 → 2017-08-26
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-38N 043-21E at 181132Z aug
    Red Sea · Djibouti
  19. HYDROPAC 2538/172017-07-25 → 2017-08-01
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-53N 042-27E at 251230Z jul
    Red Sea · Yemen
  20. HYDROPAC 2341/172017-07-05 → 2017-07-12
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessels in 14-17.9N 042-21.3E at 051220Z jul
    Red Sea · Yemen · Eritrea
  21. HYDROPAC 2292/172017-06-30 → 2017-07-07
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessels in 12-53N 043-11E at 300820Z jun
    Red Sea · Eritrea · Yemen
  22. HYDROPAC 2223/172017-06-25 → 2017-07-02
    M/V approached by pirates in 14-43.6N 042-05.6E at 251411Z jun
    Red Sea · Yemen
  23. HYDROPAC 2062/172017-06-14 → 2017-06-21
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-56.49N 043-12.17E at 131350Z jun
    Red Sea · Eritrea
  24. HYDROPAC 1955/172017-06-03 → 2017-06-10
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-57N 043-06E at 030850Z jun
    Red Sea · Eritrea · Djibouti · Yemen
  25. HYDROPAC 1352/172017-04-18 → 2017-04-25
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-49.1N 043-16.0E at 161022Z apr
    Red Sea
  26. HYDROPAC 1182/172017-04-03 → 2017-04-10
    Yemen DNC 10
    Red Sea
  27. HYDROPAC 354/172017-01-31 → 2017-02-07
    M/V attacked in 14-49.1N 042-21.8E at 301220Z jan
    Red Sea · Yemen
  28. HYDROPAC 96/172017-01-10 → 2017-01-25
    M/V reports approach by four suspicious vessels in 13-05N 043-08E at 090815Z jan
    Red Sea · Piracy
  29. HYDROPAC 3020/162016-10-03 → 2016-10-21
    M/V reports approach by suspicious vessel in 14-01.37N 042-49.63E at 030650Z oct
    Red Sea · Piracy
  30. HYDROPAC 1403/142014-05-15 → 2014-05-21
    M/V reports approach by two suspicious vessels in 12-44-08N 043-21-06E at 140420Z may
    Southern Red Sea · Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  31. HYDROPAC 186/142014-01-18 → 2014-01-19
    M/V hijacked in 15-31.60N 039-57.88E at 181523Z jan
    Red Sea · Eritrea · Piracy
  32. HYDROPAC 3339/132013-10-27 → 2013-11-02
    M/V approached by pirates vicinity 13-15N 043-01E at 271108Z oct
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  33. HYDROPAC 1944/132013-07-04 → 2013-07-13
    M/V approached by pirates in 12-59.6N 043-06.7E at 040950Z jul
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  34. HYDROPAC 1608/132013-06-04 → 2013-06-08
    Two vessels attacked vicinity 15-20N 041-50E on 04 jun
    Red Sea · Piracy
  35. HYDROPAC 3092/122012-11-01 → 2012-11-10
    M/V attacked in 16-26N 041-23E at 010650Z nov
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  36. HYDROPAC 2733/112011-09-28 → 2011-10-01
    M/V attacked in 14-02N 042-53E at 281258Z sep
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  37. HYDROPAC 2732/112011-09-28 → 2011-10-01
    M/V attacked in 14-18N 042-50E at 281159Z sep
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  38. HYDROPAC 2729/112011-09-28 → 2011-10-08
    M/V attacked in 14-03.5N 042-48.0E at 281140Z sep
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  39. HYDROPAC 2728/112011-09-28 → 2011-10-01
    M/V attacked in 14-04.18N 041-52.24E at 280547Z sep
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  40. HYDROPAC 2698/112011-09-25 → 2011-10-01
    M/V attacked vicinity 14-14N 042-50E at 251342Z sep
    Red Sea · Piracy
  41. HYDROPAC 2600/112011-09-15 → 2011-09-24
    M/V attacked in 12-35.5N 043-25.5E at 151505Z sep
    Southern Red Sea · Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  42. HYDROPAC 2545/112011-09-10 → 2011-09-17
    M/V attacked in 14-06N 042-45E at 100627Z sep
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  43. HYDROPAC 2314/112011-08-17 → 2011-08-27
    M/V attacked in 13-16.8N 043-01.1E at 170540Z aug
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  44. HYDROPAC 2262/112011-08-12 → 2011-08-20
    M/V attacked in 14-34N 042-23E at 121427Z aug
    Red Sea · Piracy
  45. HYDROPAC 2248/112011-08-11 → 2011-08-20
    M/V attacked in 15-09N 041-55E at 111120Z aug
    Gulf of Aden · Piracy
  46. HYDROPAC 2105/112011-07-25 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 13-29N 042-57E at 252109Z jul
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  47. HYDROPAC 2079/112011-07-21 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 13-29N 042-36E at 211118Z jul
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  48. HYDROPAC 2070/112011-07-20 → 2011-07-20
    M/V attacked in 13-27N 042-39E at 201548Z jul
    Red Sea · Piracy
  49. HYDROPAC 2068/112011-07-20 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 13-27N 042-39E at 201540Z jul
    Southern Red Sea · Piracy
  50. HYDROPAC 2016/112011-07-13 → 2011-07-30
    M/V attacked in 12-44N 043-18E at 130717Z jul
    Southern Red Sea · Gulf of Aden · Piracy

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