Coral Sea

IHO sea area 64 · 141° to 170° E, -30° to -7° N

in force
5
last 12 months
5
since 1998
1,707
categories
10

In force now · 5

  1. HYDROPAC 2171/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Survey operations are underway by vessel Investigator in the Coral Sea near Australia until further notice, with a one-mile berth requested.
  2. AUSCOAST 257/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Vessel Investigator is conducting a scientific survey towing equipment in an area bounded by coordinates from 21-52S 150-47E to 24-22S 152-51E; 1 nautical mile clearance requested.
  3. HYDROPAC 2168/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey operations are underway in the Coral Sea near Vanuatu by the vessel PMG Emerald, requesting a three-mile berth, until further notice.
  4. NAVAREA X 87/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey vessel PMG Emerald is conducting operations in an area bounded by 15-26.25 S to 20-57.00 S and 167-08.20 E to 169-17.00 E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  5. HYDROPAC 2089/26 · Other2026-07-21
    A fish aggregating device is temporarily anchored at 26-36.55S 153-30.16E in the Coral Sea, Australia, as of 21 July 05:06 UTC.

Longest in force

  1. HYDROPAC 2089/26 · Other2026-07-21
    A fish aggregating device is temporarily anchored at 26-36.55S 153-30.16E in the Coral Sea, Australia, as of 21 July 05:06 UTC.
  2. NAVAREA X 87/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey vessel PMG Emerald is conducting operations in an area bounded by 15-26.25 S to 20-57.00 S and 167-08.20 E to 169-17.00 E, requesting 2.5 nautical miles clearance.
  3. HYDROPAC 2168/26 · Surveys2026-07-28
    Survey operations are underway in the Coral Sea near Vanuatu by the vessel PMG Emerald, requesting a three-mile berth, until further notice.
  4. AUSCOAST 257/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Vessel Investigator is conducting a scientific survey towing equipment in an area bounded by coordinates from 21-52S 150-47E to 24-22S 152-51E; 1 nautical mile clearance requested.
  5. HYDROPAC 2171/26 · Surveys2026-07-29
    Survey operations are underway by vessel Investigator in the Coral Sea near Australia until further notice, with a one-mile berth requested.

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By category · since 1997

Nav aids95856%
Exercises24014%
Derelicts18011%
Other16510%
Debris402%
Wrecks402%
Surveys342%
Cable ops241%
Containers181%
Missiles80%

Archive · 1,702 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 1074/22 · Other2022-04-20 → 2023-07-28
    Six meter vessel partially submerged in 16-29.19S 145-40.93E at 200558Z apr
  2. HYDROPAC 1073/22 · Cable ops2022-04-20 → 2022-04-22
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship rene descartes in vicinity of trackline…
  3. HYDROPAC 905/22 · Exercises2022-04-04 → 2022-04-07
    Gunnery exercises 070200Z to 070400Z apr in area within 40 miles of 22-42S 166-00E
  4. HYDROPAC 847/22 · Other2022-03-30 → 2022-03-31
    Earthquake with magnitude of 7.0 occurred in 22-42S 170-12E at 302057Z mar
  5. HYDROPAC 826/22 · Nav aids2022-03-29 → 2022-04-02
    Lady elliott island light 24-06-53S 152-42-42E unlit
  6. HYDROPAC 794/22 · Exercises2022-03-26 → 2022-03-28
    Gunnery exercises 280230Z to 280530Z mar in area within ten miles of 22-42S 166-00E
  7. HYDROPAC 771/22 · Other2022-03-24 → 2022-03-27
    Eight meter concrete pontoon adrift in 26-31.3S 153-26.6E at 232200Z mar
  8. HYDROPAC 726/22 · Nav aids2022-03-19 → 2022-03-25
    Decapolis reef buoy light 14-50.97S 145-16.54E unlit
  9. HYDROPAC 711/22 · Containers2022-03-18 → 2022-03-21
    Container adrift in vicinity 23-43.8S 163-41.0E at 172328Z mar
  10. HYDROPAC 680/22 · Nav aids2022-03-15 → 2022-03-20
    Wharton reef light 14-07.5S 144-00.5E unreliable
  11. HYDROPAC 663/22 · Nav aids2022-03-11 → 2022-03-21
    South creech reef light 13-39.7S 144-06.0E unlit
  12. HYDROPAC 662/22 · Nav aids2022-03-11 → 2022-03-21
    First three mile light 13-26.2S 143-58.2E unlit
  13. HYDROPAC 578/22 · Nav aids2022-03-04 → 2022-03-07
    Swain reefs light 22-19-58S 152-43-45E unlit
  14. HYDROPAC 536/22 · Nav aids2022-03-01 → 2022-03-04
    Saumarez reef light 21-39-34S 153-46-00E unlit
  15. HYDROPAC 383/22 · Nav aids2022-02-13 → 2022-02-18
    White tip reef light 19-55.5S 150-16.1E unlit
  16. HYDROPAC 364/22 · Nav aids2022-02-11 → 2022-02-14
    Hammond rock light 10-30.9S 142-12.8E light unreliable
  17. HYDROPAC 356/22 · Nav aids2022-02-10 → 2022-02-17
    Egret reef light 15-28-39S 145-24-19E unreliable
  18. HYDROPAC 318/22 · Nav aids2022-02-04 → 2022-04-14
    East strait island range lights 10-29.8S 142-27.1E unlit
  19. HYDROPAC 224/22 · Nav aids2022-01-27 → 2022-01-27
    Cape byron light 28-38.3S 153-38.2E unreliable
  20. HYDROPAC 168/22 · Other2022-01-20 → 2022-01-23
    One meter buoy with 700 meter long line adrift in 18-24.00S 147-34.36E at 200001Z jan

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