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 1346/19 · Derelicts2019-04-21 → 2019-04-24
    Derelict 13 meter F/V ama georgina adrift in 11-52.52S 145-24.01E at 210651Z apr
  2. HYDROPAC 1298/19 · Other2019-04-16 → 2019-04-16
    S/V neorion reports person requiring medical assistance in 24-32.3S 162-33.2E at 122012Z apr
  3. HYDROPAC 1259/19 · Derelicts2019-04-15 → 2019-04-18
    Derelict 13 meter F/V ama georgina adrift in 12-16.31S 146-55.46E at 150455Z apr
  4. HYDROPAC 1255/19 · Derelicts2019-04-14 → 2019-04-15
    Derelict 13 meter F/V ama georgina adrift in 12-19.60S 146-55.45E at 140519Z apr
  5. HYDROPAC 1249/19 · Debris2019-04-13 → 2019-04-16
    20 meter log adrift in 11-27.06S 142-58.57E at 130330Z
  6. HYDROPAC 1188/19 · Nav aids2019-04-09 → 2019-04-12
    Joan reef light 13-56.80S 144-20.42E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 1187/19 · Nav aids2019-04-09 → 2019-04-10
    Horn island dgps station 10-35.5S 142-16.5E inoperative
  8. HYDROPAC 1185/19 · Derelicts2019-04-09 → 2019-04-12
    Vessel, white hull, partially submerged and adrift in 14-41S 145-14E
  9. HYDROPAC 1144/19 · Nav aids2019-04-04 → 2019-04-05
    Gladstone dgps station 24-02.3S 151-21.5E inoperative
  10. HYDROPAC 1118/19 · Other2019-04-03 → 2019-04-06
    2000 meter mooring system with three large floats adrift in 29-51.76S 155-15.79E at 030001Z apr
  11. HYDROPAC 1106/19 · Nav aids2019-04-02 → 2019-04-03
    North reef light 23-11.1S 151-54.2E unlit
  12. HYDROPAC 1086/19 · Derelicts2019-04-01 → 2019-04-04
    Derelict 13 meter F/V ama georgina adrift in vicinity 12-13.7S 148-07.6E
  13. HYDROPAC 1085/19 · Nav aids2019-04-01 → 2019-04-10
    Ingham dgps station 18-33.3S 146-18.3E inoperative
  14. HYDROPAC 1071/19 · Other2019-03-31 → 2019-03-31
    Reef vts station (19-30S 148-45E) inoperative
  15. HYDROPAC 1068/19 · Nav aids2019-03-30 → 2019-04-25
    Osborne reef light 12-59.7S 143-43.5E unreliable
  16. HYDROPAC 1049/19 · Derelicts2019-03-29 → 2019-04-01
    Derelict 13 meter F/V ama georgina adrift in vicinity 12-08.3S 148-19.9E at 290540Z mar
  17. HYDROPAC 1030/19 · Derelicts2019-03-28 → 2019-03-29
    Derelict 13 meter F/V ama georgina adrift in vicinity 12-10.82S 148-03.22E at 280503Z mar
  18. HYDROPAC 1028/19 · Other2019-03-28 → 2019-03-31
    2000 meter mooring system with three large floats adrift in 29-34.8S 154-24.8E at 272100Z mar
  19. HYDROPAC 1009/19 · Derelicts2019-03-27 → 2019-03-28
    Derelict 13 meter F/V ama georgina adrift in vicinity 12-16.58S 147-49.72E at 270530Z mar
  20. HYDROPAC 1003/19 · Other2019-03-27 → 2019-03-28
    2000 meter mooring system with three large floats adrift in 29-32S 154-07E at 262100Z mar

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