Restricted areas & port closures in 2024

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

issued in 2024
16
still in force
0
vs 2023
+129%
first · last
01-27 · 04-27

Coverage note: the NGA archive ends 2024-05 and live collection began 2026-08-17. Warnings issued in between are here only if they were still in force when collection started, so this year is under-counted.

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By NAVAREA series

  • HYDROPAC15
  • HYDROLANT1

Where · top seas

Sea of Okhotsk1275%
Indian Ocean213%
North Pacific Ocean16%
South Atlantic Ocean16%

All restricted areas & port closures issued in 2024 · 16

  1. HYDROPAC 1390/242024-04-27 → 2024-05-15
    Navigation prohibited 271200Z apr to 151200Z may in area bound by 47-48.40N 152-41.20E, 45-34.97N…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  2. HYDROPAC 1379/242024-04-26 → 2024-05-15
    Navigation prohibited until 151200Z may in areas bound by: a. 51-03.30N 156-22.20E, 50-43.10N 156-52.00E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  3. HYDROPAC 1373/242024-04-25 → 2024-05-25
    Navigation prohibited 250400Z apr thru 251200Z may in area bound by 52-57.00N 160-16.00E, 53-06.00N…
    North Pacific · Russia
  4. HYDROPAC 1253/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-27
    Navigation prohibited 171100Z to 271200Z apr in area bound by 47-48.40N 152-41.20E, 45-34.97N 147-42.51E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  5. HYDROPAC 1250/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-17
    Navigation prohibited 171200Z to 271200Z apr in area bound by 47-48.40N 152-41.20E, 45-34.97N 147-42.51E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  6. HYDROPAC 1249/242024-04-16 → 2024-04-27
    Navigation prohibited 171200Z to 271200Z apr in area bound by 48-29.10N 153-07.30E, 48-28.40N 153-24.50E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  7. HYDROPAC 1248/242024-04-16 → 2024-04-27
    Navigation prohibited 171200Z to 271200Z apr in area bound by 48-32.50N 153-49.50E, 48-48.00N 153-40.40E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  8. HYDROPAC 1247/242024-04-16 → 2024-04-27
    Navigation prohibited 171200Z to 271200Z apr in area bound by 51-03.30N 156-22.20E, 50-43.10N 156-52.00E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  9. HYDROPAC 1175/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17
    Navigation prohibited 111100Z to 171100Z apr in area bound by 43-09.40N 145-54.00E, 44-20.30N 145-54.00E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  10. HYDROPAC 1173/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17
    Navigation prohibited until 171200Z apr in area bound by 48-32.50N 153-49.50E, 48-48.20N 153-40.40E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  11. HYDROPAC 1172/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17
    Navigation prohibited 111200Z to 171200Z apr in area bound by 51-03.30N 156-22.20E, 50-43.10N 156-52.00E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  12. HYDROPAC 1171/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17
    Navigation prohibited 111200Z to 171200Z apr in area bound by 48-29.10N 153-07.30E, 48-28.40N 153-24.50E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  13. HYDROPAC 1158/242024-04-10 → 2024-04-11
    Navigation prohibited 100800Z to 110800Z apr in area bound by 48-32.50N 153-49.50E, 48-48.20N 153-40.40E,…
    Sea of Okhotsk · Western North Pacific · Kuril Islands
  14. HYDROPAC 864/242024-03-15 → 2026-08-14
    Navigation is prohibited in a Madagascar area due to underwater cables, bounded by specified coordinates in the western Indian Ocean.
    Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
  15. HYDROLANT 377/242024-02-23 → 2024-02-24
    Navigation prohibited 231600Z to 232300Z feb in area bound by 21-46.96S 040-58.81W, 21-46.94S 040-48.52W,…
    Western South Atlantic · Brazil
  16. HYDROPAC 325/242024-01-27 → 2024-03-21
    Platform established safety zone established 01 feb in vicinity of crux platform navigation prohibited…
    Eastern Indian Ocean

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