Missiles

A merchant vessel reported coming under fire while underway in 04-02S 046-33E at 112240Z mar

HYDROPAC 525/09

issued: 2009-03-12 16:45Z
status: cancelled 2009-03-15 00:00Z (archive)
authority: ONI SPECIAL ADVISORY 121343Z MAR 09.
position: -4.033, 46.550 · r 0.1 nm
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. A MERCHANT VESSEL REPORTED COMING UNDER FIRE
   WHILE UNDERWAY IN 04-02S 046-33E AT 112240Z MAR.
   ONE WHITE SKIFF WITH AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF ASSAILANTS
   CAME WITHIN 100 METERS OF THE VESSEL AND FIRED
   MACHINE GUNS AND ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADES.
   A SECOND LARGER BOAT WAS OBSERVED IN THE VICINITY.
   THE PROBABILITY OF ADDITIONAL ATTACKS IN THIS AREA
   ARE HIGH WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 15 MAR.

This area · missile & rocket hazards

2 within 180 nm since 2009 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now

On 180730Z nov a merchant vessel came under attack by pirates in two fast moving craft in 02-09S 047-25E2009-11-18

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