Piracy

M/V nadi anchored in 10-41N 044-01E surrounded by assumed pirates

Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 1808/02

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2002-11-15 12:50Z

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) · MRCC GRIS NEZ AOR-E EGC#330 010840Z OCT 02. Issued 2002-10-01 09:10Z. 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 10.683, 44.017. 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 Gulf of Aden →

issued: 2002-10-01 09:10Z
status: Archived notice
authority: MRCC GRIS NEZ AOR-E EGC#330 010840Z OCT 02
issued by: MRCC GRIS NEZ AOR-E
sea: Gulf of Aden
position: 10.683, 44.017
vessel: M/V NADI
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

M/V NADI ANCHORED IN 10-41N 044-01E SURROUNDED BY ASSUMED PIRATES.
VESSELS IN VICINITY REQUESTED TO CONTACT MRCC GRIS NEZ,
TELEX: 42134002, PHONE: 333 2187 2187, FAX: 333 2187 7855.

Reading this warning

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.
Piracy and armed robbery: Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre): A rescue coordination centre for maritime cases only, such as MRCC Fort-de-France or MRCC Vietnam.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

60 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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.

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Vessel attacked by drone in 12-42.72N 043-18.92E on 19 feb2024-02-20
Vessel attacked in 11-59.00N 044-30.00E on 06 feb2024-02-06
M/V attacked by drone in 11-58.00N 045-31.00E on 17 jan2024-01-18
Vessel attacked in 13-10.00N 042-56.00E at 100528Z dec2022-12-10
Vessel attacked in vicinity 13-11.34N 042-28.00E2022-11-21

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 2026-09-24 23:07Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

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