Piracy

M/V attacked by drone in 11-58.00N 045-31.00E on 17 jan

Gulf of Aden · HYDROPAC 214/24

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2024-01-21 11:06Z

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) · UKMTO 0/24 171854Z JAN 24.. Issued 2024-01-18 11:14Z. 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 11.967, 45.517. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

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issued: 2024-01-18 11:14Z
status: Archived notice
self-cancels: 2024-01-21 11:06Z
authority: UKMTO 0/24 171854Z JAN 24.
issued by: UKMTO
sea: Gulf of Aden
position: 11.967, 45.517
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF ADEN.
YEMEN.
DNC 10.
1. M/V ATTACKED BY DRONE IN 11-58.00N 045-31.00E
   ON 17 JAN. VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF
   THIS POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
   REPORTS TO UKMTO, PHONE: 440 239 222 2060,
   E-MAIL: INFO@UKMTO.ORG.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 211106Z JAN 24.

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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.
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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

83 within 180 nm since 2002 · 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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Vessel attacked in 11-59.00N 044-30.00E on 06 feb2024-02-06
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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 2026-10-01 09:54Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

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