M/V attacked in 25-28N 057-20E at 230900Z may
Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 1448/12
What this record establishes
Archived notice · 2012-05-26 09:24Z
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 231609Z MAY 12.. Issued 2012-05-23 16:18Z. 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 Oman. The parsed report position is 25.467, 57.333. 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
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 978/122012-04-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 980/122012-04-06 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1264/122012-05-04 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1448/12 · this notice2012-05-23 · Archived notice
- HYDROPAC 1596/122012-06-07 · Archived notice
- issued
- 2012-05-23 16:18Z
- status
- Archived notice
- authority
- ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 231609Z MAY 12.
- issued by
- ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY
- sea
- Gulf of Oman
- position
- 25.467, 57.333
- source
- NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z
Original warning text
GULF OF OMAN. PIRACY. M/V ATTACKED IN 25-28N 057-20E AT 230900Z MAY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY CLEAR OF THIS HIGH RISK AREA FOR THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. 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.
- 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.
Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports
22 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 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.
- Vessel reports possible piracy activity in vicinity 25-25.1N 057-37.0E at 130400Z jun2019-06-13
- M/V approached by pirates in 24-57N 057-42E on 12 dec2017-12-14
- M/V attacked in vicinity 24-51N 058-33E at 222030Z nov2017-11-23
- M/V approached by pirates in 25-31N 057-25E at 11120Z jul2017-07-11
- M/V attacked in 25-32N 057-33E at 071440Z may2017-05-07
- Guidance to vessels operating in or near the strait of hormuz2015-05-01
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
- Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 25.5 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 50.6 nm
- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 58 nm
- M/V cape dao suffered a security incident, disabled and adrift in 26-23.40N 056-34.40EDerelicts · 69 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 77.8 nm
- Fish farms established in areas bound by: a. 26-43.84N 056-56.88E, 26-43.80N 056-56.95E, 26-43.74N…Other · 78.6 nm
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 119.2 nm
Worldwide in the collected sources
0 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all
Record snapshot 2026-10-02 10:15Z; 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.