Piracy

M/V approached by pirates in 05-29.3N 119-38.4E at 080340Z dec vessels are advised to keep clear of this…

Sulu Sea · HYDROPAC 3811/16

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2016-12-17 11:43Z

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) · IMBPC 080630Z DEC 16.. Issued 2016-12-08 08:44Z. 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
Sulu Sea. The parsed report position is 5.488, 119.640. 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.

  1. HYDROPAC 3583/162016-11-20 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 3608/162016-11-23 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 3619/162016-11-24 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 3629/162016-11-24 · Archived notice
  5. HYDROPAC 3811/16 · this notice2016-12-08 · Archived notice
  6. HYDROPAC 3911/162016-12-17 · Archived notice
Compare all 6 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Sulu Sea →

issued
2016-12-08 08:44Z
status
Archived notice
authority
IMBPC 080630Z DEC 16.
issued by
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea
Sulu Sea
position
5.488, 119.640
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

SULU SEA.
PHILIPPINES.
PIRACY.
DNC 11.
M/V APPROACHED BY PIRATES IN
05-29.3N 119-38.4E AT 080340Z DEC VESSELS
ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS POSITION
AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. REPORTS TO
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER, PHONE: 603 2031 0014,
FAX: 603 2078 5769, E-MAIL: IMBKL@ICC-CCS.ORG,
PIRACY@ICC-CCS.ORG.

Reading this warning

Piracy and armed robbery
Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
DNC (Digital Nautical Chart)
A reference to one of the regions of NGA's Digital Nautical Chart, used to tell the reader which charts a warning affects.
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.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

23 within 180 nm since 2010 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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19

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.

Month of issue in the collected archive

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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 2026-10-02 10:53Z; 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.