Piracy

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Horn of Africa · Piracy · HYDROPAC 1776/10

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2010-11-13 10:14Z

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 022030Z SEP 10.. Issued 2010-09-02 20:57Z. 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: Horn of Africa · Piracy. No usable coordinates were parsed; a location-based nearby search is unavailable. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

issued: 2010-09-02 20:57Z
status: Archived notice
authority: ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 022030Z SEP 10.
issued by: ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

HORN OF AFRICA.
PIRACY.
1. SOMALI PIRATES HAVE THE CAPABILITY AND
   INTENT TO SURGE INTO MERCHANT SHIPPING LANES
   AS SOON AS HEAVY SEAS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
   REGION SUBSIDE IN MID-SEP. SOMALI PIRATE
   ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE INDIAN
   OCEAN, ARABIAN SEA, AND THE GULF OF ADEN AS
   THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON SEASON ENDS. WATERS
   WILL CALM AND BE CONDUCIVE FOR PIRATE SMALL
   BOAT OPERATIONS.
2. PIRATES WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCESS MERCHANT
   SHIPPING LANES AND ATTACK VESSELS IN
   THE INDIAN OCEAN IN EXCESS OF 1000NM FROM
   THE EASTERN SOMALI COAST. PIRATES WILL
   ATTEMPT TO OPERATE AS FAR EAST AS THE
   MALDIVES AND AS FAR SOUTH AS MADAGASCAR.
   PIRATES HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE CAPABILITY
   TO ATTACK MERCHANT SHIPS TRANSITING THE
   RED SEA AS WELL.
3. RECOMMENDATION TO MARINERS:
   A. CONTACT UKMTO AND ALL APPROPRIATE
      AUTHORITIES WHEN TRANSITING THE HORN OF
      AFRICA REGION. UKMTO DUBAI,
      PHONE: 97 150 552 3215,
      E-MAIL: UKMTO@EIM.AE.
   B. MAKE USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
      RECOMMENDED TRANSIT CORRIDOR (IRTC).
   C. EMPLOY COUNTER-PIRACY MEASURES AND ADHERE
      TO BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROMULGATED
      BY THE MARITIME SECURITY CENTRE HORN OF
      AFRICA.

Reading this warning

Piracy and armed robbery: Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.

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Record snapshot 2026-10-03 22:45Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

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