Increased piracy activity is expected for the next 24-48 hours vicinity 13-30N 049-45E (approximately 84…
Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 1191/11
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 SPECIAL ADVISORY 181829Z APR 11.. Issued 2011-04-18 18:48Z. 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
- Gulf of Aden. The parsed report position is 13.500, 49.750. 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
These reports were linked by category and sea, with positions within 30 nautical miles and issue dates within 30 days of another report's recorded in-force span. Links can extend through other members, so the full group can cover a larger area or period. Proximity does not confirm that they describe one incident.
- HYDROPAC 1137/112011-04-12 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1191/11 · this notice2011-04-18 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2011-04-18 18:48Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 181829Z APR 11.
- issued by
- ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY
- sea
- Gulf of Aden
- position
- 13.500, 49.750
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF ADEN. PIRACY. INCREASED PIRACY ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS VICINITY 13-30N 049-45E (APPROXIMATELY 84 MILES OFF AL MUKALLA). 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.
Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports
114 within 180 nm since 2007 · 3 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now
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.
- M/V possibly hijacked in 13-23.00N 047-55.00E2026-09-10
- M/V hijacked in vicinity balhaf (14-00.20N 048-10.46E) at 100918Z sep2026-09-10
- M/V hijacked in 14-32.00N 051-28.50E by six pirates2026-08-20
- M/V attacked in 12-38.65N 048-24.06E at 100457Z may2024-05-10
- M/V approached by pirates in 11-32.00N 048-01.00E2024-01-28
- F/V hijacked in vicinity 11-28.32N 049-52.43E on 02 jan2024-01-02
Month of issue in the collected archive
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
0 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-03 08:30Z; 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.