Piracy
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 · HYDROPAC 1035/17
- issued
- 2017-03-24 13:30Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-03-31 13:30Z (archive)
- self-cancels
- 2017-03-31 13:30Z
- authority
- MSCHOA REQ 4/17 241323Z MAR 17.
- sea
- Indian Ocean
- position
- 7.967, 49.883 · r 300.0 nm
- source
- nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
ARABIAN SEA. NORTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN. GULF OF ADEN. SOMALIA. DNC 02, DNC 10. 1. POSSIBLE MOTHERSHIP ACTIVITY IN AREA WITHIN 300 MILES OF 07-58N 049-53E AT 241200Z MAR. VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORTS TO UKMTO DUBAI, PHONE: 9715 0552 3215, E-MAIL: [email protected]. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311330Z MAR 17.
This area · piracy & armed robbery reports
42 within 180 nm since 2002 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Vessel attacked in vicinity 08-14.54N 050-11.70E on 17 aug2026-08-17
- M/V ruen hijacked in 06-40.58N 052-09.19E at 160941Z mar2024-03-16
- M/V ruen hijacked in 06-40.00N 052-11.00E at 141515Z mar2024-03-14
- F/V hijacked in jifle (07-28.20N 049-41.30E) by 11 armed pirates and headed east2024-03-03
- Two fishing vessels hijacked in 08-19.00N 050-10.00E on 12 jan2024-01-14
- Two vessels hijacked in vicinity eyl (07-58.00N 049-51.00E) at 240130Z dec2023-12-24
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Nearby now · within 120 nm
Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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