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 Okhotsk | 12 | 75% |
| Indian Ocean | 2 | 13% |
| North Pacific Ocean | 1 | 6% |
| South Atlantic Ocean | 1 | 6% |
All restricted areas & port closures issued in 2024 · 16
- HYDROPAC 1390/242024-04-27 → 2024-05-15Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1379/242024-04-26 → 2024-05-15Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1373/242024-04-25 → 2024-05-25Navigation prohibited 250400Z apr thru 251200Z may in area bound by 52-57.00N 160-16.00E, 53-06.00N…North Pacific · Russia
- HYDROPAC 1253/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-27Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1250/242024-04-17 → 2024-04-17Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1249/242024-04-16 → 2024-04-27Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1248/242024-04-16 → 2024-04-27Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1247/242024-04-16 → 2024-04-27Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1175/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1173/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1172/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1171/242024-04-11 → 2024-04-17Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 1158/242024-04-10 → 2024-04-11Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 864/242024-03-15 → 2026-08-14Navigation is prohibited in a Madagascar area due to underwater cables, bounded by specified coordinates in the western Indian Ocean.Western Indian Ocean · Madagascar
- HYDROLANT 377/242024-02-23 → 2024-02-24Navigation 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
- HYDROPAC 325/242024-01-27 → 2024-03-21Platform established safety zone established 01 feb in vicinity of crux platform navigation prohibited…Eastern Indian Ocean
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.