Restricted areas & port closures in 2020

Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic.

issued in 2020
18
still in force
0
vs 2019
-36%
first · last
01-02 · 12-26

By month

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROLANT9
  • HYDROPAC6
  • NAVAREA IV2
  • NAVAREA XII1

Where · top seas

South Atlantic Ocean964%
Japan Sea321%
South Pacific Ocean17%
Persian Gulf17%

All restricted areas & port closures issued in 2020 · 18

  1. HYDROPAC 3843/202020-12-26 → 2021-01-05
    Navigation prohibited until 042300Z jan 21 in area bound by 43-13.42N 132-18.20E, 43-12.43N 132-19.05E,…
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  2. HYDROPAC 3759/202020-12-20 → 2020-12-26
    Navigation prohibited until 252300Z dec in area bound by 43-13.42N 132-18.20E, 43-12.43N 132-19.05E,…
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  3. HYDROLANT 3825/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-15
    Navigation prohibited until 152100Z dec within four miles of 23-02.10S 044-02.83W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  4. HYDROLANT 3824/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-11
    Navigation prohibited until 160259Z dec in area bound by 22-58.92S 043-54.30W, 22-58.62S 043-54.30W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  5. HYDROLANT 3821/202020-12-09 → 2020-12-16
    Navigation prohibited until 160259Z dec in area bound by 23-13.00S 044-15.00W, 23-13.00S 043-58.33W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  6. HYDROPAC 3628/202020-12-08 → 2020-12-16
    Navigation prohibited until 152300Z dec in area bound by 43-13-42N 132-18-20E, 43-12-43N 132-19-05E,…
    Sea of Japan · Russia
  7. HYDROLANT 3527/202020-11-13 → 2021-05-14
    Navigation prohibited area established until 13 may 21 in area bound by 10-51.51S 036-52.91W, 10-51.52S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-east Coast
  8. HYDROLANT 2976/202020-10-01 → 2020-10-09
    Navigation prohibited 0800Z to 1700Z daily 05 thru 09 oct in area bound by 24-00.00S 046-24.00W, 24-10.00S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-south Coast
  9. HYDROPAC 2558/202020-09-01 → 2021-01-06
    Due to safety measures to combat COVID-19, all wallis and futuna ports are restricting the entry of cruise…
    South Pacific · Wallis and Futuna
  10. HYDROLANT 1913/202020-06-10 → 2020-06-19
    Navigation prohibited until 191700Z jun in area within 20 miles of 01-16S 043-02W
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  11. HYDROLANT 1722/202020-05-21 → 2020-11-23
    Navigation prohibited 27 may 20 until 22 nov in area bound by 01-40.7S 043-34.9W, 01-38.7S 043-34.9W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil-north Coast
  12. HYDROPAC 1005/202020-03-25 → 2020-06-03
    By authority of the canterbury harbor masters, the ports of the chatham islands (44-02S 176-26W) are closed…
    South Pacific · Chatham Islands
  13. NAVAREA IV 262/202020-03-20 → 2020-10-23
    Due to safety measures to combat COVID-19, all belize ports are closed to all traffic including cruise ships…
    Western Caribbean Sea · Belize
  14. NAVAREA IV 259/202020-03-19 → 2020-10-23
    Due to safety measures to combat COVID-19, all colombian ports are restricting the entry of cruise ships…
    Caribbean Sea · Colombia
  15. NAVAREA XII 129/202020-03-19 → 2020-10-23
    Due to safety measures to combat COVID-19, all colombian ports are restricting the entry of cruise ships…
    Eastern North Pacific · Colombia
  16. HYDROLANT 799/202020-03-02 → 2020-06-08
    Navigation prohibited until 28 aug in area bound by 01-39.0S 043-43.0W, 01-41.0S 043-39.5W, 01-45.0S…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  17. HYDROPAC 257/202020-01-23 → 2020-07-10
    Submerged aircraft, least known depth 18.5 meters above the sea floor, marked by buoy with AIS
    Persian Gulf · Bahrain
  18. HYDROLANT 21/202020-01-02 → 2022-01-14
    Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 45-56.47S 059-47.04W, 45-56.42S 059-45.63W,…
    Western South Atlantic

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and your national MSI service.

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