Restricted areas & port closures in 2025

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

issued in 2025
4
still in force
2
vs 2024
-75%
first · last
01-06 · 11-10

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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  • HYDROPAC4

Where · top seas

Persian Gulf4100%

All restricted areas & port closures issued in 2025 · 4

  1. HYDROPAC 2893/252025-11-10 → 2026-01-16
    Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 25-43.05N 055-45.82E, 25-42.87N 055-46.38E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  2. HYDROPAC 1415/25in force2025-06-01
    Navigation is prohibited within 600 meters of 29-13.10N 048-44.42E in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait.
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait
  3. HYDROPAC 942/252025-04-11 → 2025-12-04
    Navigation prohibited until further notice in area bound by 25-43.05N 055-45.82E, 25-42.87N 055-46.38E,…
    Persian Gulf · U.A.E
  4. HYDROPAC 28/25in force2025-01-06
    Navigation is prohibited until further notice within 600 meters of 28-52.49N 048-21.63E in Kuwait, Persian Gulf.
    Persian Gulf · Kuwait

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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