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 563/20 · Nav aids2020-02-16 → 2020-02-17
    Lady elliott island light 24-06.9S 152-42.7E inoperative
  2. HYDROPAC 483/20 · Other2020-02-11 → 2020-02-14
    20 meter long tree adrift in vicinity 17-52.0S 146-13.0E at 110500Z feb
  3. HYDROPAC 449/20 · Other2020-02-09 → 2020-02-09
    Reef vts station (19-30S 148-45E) inmarsat-c inoperative
  4. HYDROPAC 432/20 · Nav aids2020-02-08 → 2020-02-14
    Isolated danger buoy 14-04.56S 144-25.36E unlit
  5. HYDROPAC 344/20 · Nav aids2020-01-31 → 2020-02-01
    Swain reefs, hixson cay light 22-20.0S 152-43.7E unlit
  6. HYDROPAC 270/20 · Debris2020-01-25 → 2020-01-28
    Ten meter log adrift in vicinity 10-33.14S 142-04.13E at 242053Z jan 20
  7. HYDROPAC 266/20 · Nav aids2020-01-24 → 2020-01-29
    RACON at creal reef light 20-31.9S 150-22.7E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 235/20 · Exercises2020-01-21 → 2020-01-24
    Gunnery exercises 232100Z to 240100Z jan in an area within ten miles of 22-07S 167-27E
  9. HYDROPAC 214/20 · Nav aids2020-01-20 → 2020-01-22
    White tip reef light 19-54-31S 150-16-50E unreliable
  10. HYDROPAC 77/20 · Nav aids2020-01-06 → 2020-01-14
    Moody reef light 12-05.06S 143-15.49E unlit
  11. HYDROPAC 73/20 · Nav aids2020-01-06 → 2020-01-07
    Little fitzroy island light 16-55.4S 146-00.4E unreliable
  12. HYDROPAC 39/20 · Cable ops2020-01-03 → 2020-01-07
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 26-30S…
  13. HYDROPAC 13/20 · Cable ops2020-01-01 → 2020-01-03
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining 26-10S…
  14. HYDROPAC 4277/19 · Nav aids2019-12-29 → 2019-12-31
    Mackay dgps station 21-06.2S 149-12.7E inoperative
  15. HYDROPAC 4245/19 · Other2019-12-25 → 2019-12-28
    Cylindrical object partially submerged and adrift in 12-41.00S 150-29.16E at 250100Z dec
  16. HYDROPAC 4205/19 · Cable ops2019-12-18 → 2020-01-01
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat along trackline joining…
  17. HYDROPAC 4179/19 · Exercises2019-12-17 → 2019-12-19
    Hazardous operations 182100Z to 190001Z dec in area within ten miles of 22-42S 166-00E
  18. HYDROPAC 4091/19 · Cable ops2019-12-11 → 2019-12-18
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de brehat in vicinity of trackline…
  19. HYDROPAC 3906/19 · Cable ops2019-11-27 → 2019-12-07
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re in area bound by 15-20S 157-05E,…
  20. HYDROPAC 3895/19 · Cable ops2019-11-26 → 2019-11-27
    Cable operations in progress until further notice by cableship ile de re in area bound by 15-20S 157-05E,…

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