Piracy

M/V attacked and hijacked in 16-00N 062-26E on 15 feb

Arabian Sea · HYDROPAC 434/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-25 10:28Z

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 160001Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-16 00:29Z. 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: Arabian Sea. The parsed report position is 16.000, 62.433. 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 Arabian Sea →

issued: 2012-02-16 00:29Z
status: Archived notice
authority: IMBPC 160001Z FEB 12.
issued by: IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTER
sea: Arabian Sea
position: 16.000, 62.433
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

ARABIAN SEA.
PIRACY.
M/V ATTACKED AND HIJACKED IN 16-00N 062-26E ON
15 FEB. VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP 100 MILES
CLEAR OF THIS POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION. REPORTS TO IMB PIRACY REPORTING CENTRE,
TELEX: MA 34199 IMBPCI, PHONE: 603 2031 0014,
FAX: 603 2078 5769, E-MAIL: PIRACY@ICC-CCS.ORG.

Reading this warning

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

45 within 180 nm since 2010 · 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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M/V attacked in 16-27N 062-57E at 020921Z oct2011-10-02
M/V attacked vicinity 15-44N 061-45E at 220348Z may2011-05-22
Pirate action group reported in 15-53N 059-57E at 050656Z apr2011-04-05

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 2026-10-02 00:25Z; source collection times vary.

Piracy

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