Piracy

Vessel attacked in 15-55.5N 052-20.7E at 140652Z apr

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 1310/17

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2017-04-21 09:05Z

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) · IMBPC 140900Z APR 17.. Issued 2017-04-14 09:05Z. 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: Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 15.925, 52.345. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Arabian Sea →

issued: 2017-04-14 09:05Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2017-04-21 09:05Z
authority: IMBPC 140900Z APR 17.
issued by: IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea: Arabian Sea
position: 15.925, 52.345
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
YEMEN.
DNC 10.
1. VESSEL ATTACKED IN 15-55.5N 052-20.7E
   AT 140652Z APR. VESSELS ARE ADVISED
   TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS AREA AND TO EXERCISE
   EXTREME CAUTION. REPORTS TO IMB PIRACY
   REPORTING CENTER, PHONE: 603 2031 0014,
   FAX: 603 2078 5769, E-MAIL: IMBKL@ICC-CCS.ORG,
   PIRACY@ICC-CCS.ORG.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 210905Z APR 17.

Reading this warning

DNC (Digital Nautical Chart): A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
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.
Date-time group (DTG): A compact UTC timestamp — day, hour and minute followed by Z — such as 201500Z for the 20th at 15:00 UTC.
Piracy and armed robbery: Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
CANCEL THIS MSG: The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

44 within 180 nm since 2009 · 1 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.

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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 2026-10-02 00:58Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

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