Piracy

Two fishing vessels hijacked in 08-19.00N 050-10.00E on 12 jan

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 155/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-01-17 01:13Z

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) · IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER 0/24 140101Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-14 01:17Z. 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
Indian Ocean. The parsed report position is 8.317, 50.167. 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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  1. HYDROPAC 3992/232023-12-22 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 4006/232023-12-24 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 155/24 · this notice2024-01-14 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Indian Ocean →

issued
2024-01-14 01:17Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2024-01-17 01:13Z
authority
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER 0/24 140101Z JAN 24.
issued by
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea
Indian Ocean
position
8.317, 50.167
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
SOMALIA.
DNC 02.
1. TWO FISHING VESSELS HIJACKED IN
    08-19.00N 050-10.00E ON 12 JAN.
    VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR
    OF THIS POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 170113Z JAN 24.

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Position (degrees and minutes)
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CANCEL THIS MSG
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Date-time group (DTG)
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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

41 within 180 nm since 2002 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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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 2026-09-26 14:07Z; 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 →

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