Piracy

M/V attacked in 25-28N 057-32E at 060555Z apr

Gulf of Oman · HYDROPAC 980/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-04-14 09:37Z

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) · MSCHOA REQ 32/12 060821Z APR 12.. Issued 2012-04-06 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
Gulf of Oman. The parsed report position is 25.467, 57.533. 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 978/122012-04-06 · Archived notice
  2. HYDROPAC 980/12 · this notice2012-04-06 · Archived notice
  3. HYDROPAC 1264/122012-05-04 · Archived notice
  4. HYDROPAC 1448/122012-05-23 · Archived notice
  5. HYDROPAC 1596/122012-06-07 · Archived notice
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Current notices and reporting history in the Gulf of Oman →

issued
2012-04-06 08:44Z
status
Archived notice
authority
MSCHOA REQ 32/12 060821Z APR 12.
issued by
MSCHOA REQ
sea
Gulf of Oman
position
25.467, 57.533
source
NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

GULF OF OMAN.
PIRACY.
1. M/V ATTACKED IN 25-28N 057-32E AT 060555Z APR.
   VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR OF THIS
   POSITION AND TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.
   REPORTS TO UKMTO DUBAI, PHONE: 97 150 552 3215,
   E-MAIL: UKMTO@EIM.AE.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 978/12.

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.
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.
Cancellation reference
A line that cancels an earlier warning by its number, such as CANCEL HYDROLANT 1085/12.
HYDROPAC
The U.S. long-range warning series for the Pacific outside NAVAREA XII and for the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and adjoining seas.

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Collected reports in this area · piracy & armed robbery reports

22 within 180 nm since 2011 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

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Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

Worldwide in the collected sources

0 piracy & armed robbery reports listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-03 03:58Z; 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.