Piracy

Increased piracy activity is expected for the next 24-48 hours vicinity 14-04N 042-20E (approximately 84…

Red Sea · HYDROPAC 1184/11

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2011-04-23 09:31Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · ONI ADVISORY 171353Z APR 11.. Issued 2011-04-17 14:31Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered
Red Sea. The parsed report position is 14.067, 42.333. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Related notices and cancellation links

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  4. HYDROPAC 1659/112011-06-06 · Archived notice
  5. HYDROPAC 1660/112011-06-06 · Archived notice
  6. HYDROPAC 1671/112011-06-08 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Red Sea →

issued
2011-04-17 14:31Z
status
Archived notice
authority
ONI ADVISORY 171353Z APR 11.
issued by
ONI ADVISORY
sea
Red Sea
position
14.067, 42.333
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SOUTHERN RED SEA.
PIRACY.
INCREASED PIRACY ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS
VICINITY 14-04N 042-20E (APPROXIMATELY 84 MILES OFF ERITREA).
CAUTION ADVISED.

Reading this warning

Piracy and armed robbery
Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
Position (degrees and minutes)
How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

93 within 180 nm since 2009 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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24

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

1 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-09-24 16:28Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

Vessels attacked or boarded, suspicious approaches, pirate action groups — Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Guinea, Malacca and Singapore Straits, South China Sea. All current piracy & armed robbery reports →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.