Piracy

Vessel attacked in vicinity eyl, somalia (07-57.45N 049-51.37E) at 221630Z dec

Indian Ocean · HYDROPAC 3992/23

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2023-12-25 18:24Z

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 0/23 221631Z DEC 23.. Issued 2023-12-22 22:42Z. 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 7.957, 49.856. 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 3992/23 · this notice2023-12-22 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 4006/232023-12-24 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 155/242024-01-14 · Archived notice
Compare all 3 notices, changes and original texts →

Current notices and reporting history in the Indian Ocean →

issued
2023-12-22 22:42Z
status
Archived notice
self-cancels
2023-12-25 18:24Z
authority
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER 0/23 221631Z DEC 23.
issued by
IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea
Indian Ocean
position
7.957, 49.856
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NORTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
SOMALIA.
1. VESSEL ATTACKED IN VICINITY EYL, SOMALIA
   (07-57.45N 049-51.37E) AT 221630Z DEC.
   VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS AREA
   AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
   REPORTS TO IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER,
   PHONE: 603 2031 0014,
   EMAIL: PIRACY@ICC-CCS.ORG.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251824Z DEC 23.

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.
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.
Piracy and armed robbery
Attacks and attempted boardings of ships, and suspicious approaches by small craft.
CANCEL THIS MSG
The warning's own expiry: a line telling the reader when the message cancels itself.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

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

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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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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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